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Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals Welcomes Mr. James Allrich, President of MCAAP!

AFSA supports a strong, cabinet-level Secretary of Education, a fully staffed U.S. Department of Education, and robust federal programs that serve disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and the educators and school leaders who support them.

This week, AFSA celebrates its 50th anniversary, marking five decades of advocating for school leaders and strengthening public education.

The amount spent per pupil for public elementary and secondary education (pre-K through 12th grade) for all 50 states and the District of Columbia increased.

State and local governments are struggling with stay at home orders reducing tax revenues. Without people working and buying things, income and sales taxes are drying up while state and local government expenses rise helping care for the millions afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. The impact will be cuts in community services, like fire, policing, transportation and school budgets.

What do tight budgets mean to school leaders and will they have the resources needed to run an effective school operation, especially with the extra health and safety demands?

The Network for Public Education has shot up a flare...beware of the fake information.