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For close to 10 years AFSA has been speaking up for a more comprehensive school safety program at the federal level. Our union had reached out to Congress, the White House and the Department of Education with a host of ideas and recommendations. Unfortunately, nothing has happened as lawmakers turn away.

Today in Washington the gun issue is heating up as we head into the start of a new school year and two mass shootings in a single day.

Sixth graders taught to see transition turmoil as ‘normal, temporary' perform better in class
Most progressive policies have the potential of unifying people around class interests, but a convention in talking about these things often seems to purposely lean against pointing that out.
We don’t know about you, but we’re getting pretty mad at being taken for granted.
Teachers have frightened migrant kids in their classes, and several reported ICE already had picked up and deported either students, parents or both.
Trump’s executive orders are part of his, and the GOP’s, constant war on workers.