When supported by reliable, high-capacity broadband, school technology enables educators to leverage digital tools and rich content to differentiate instruction, assess student understanding, and create opportunities for small-group and individualized learning.
“I love building leaders, love to be part of a school that cultivates talent. My doctoral dissertation was about cultivating principal effectiveness and outcomes.”
“We were once the No. 1 murder ZIP code,” Principal Nneka Warren says of her school community. “Now, I’ve been here almost eight years and am proud of the change in climate and academics. Even our grounds are nicer now. It’s night and day.”
The 2026 Diann Woodard Scholarship online application and guidelines are now open. If you have a graduating high school senior planning to attend college in 2026, now is the time to encourage them to apply!
AFSA honored five exceptional high school seniors with the prestigious Diann Woodard Scholarship in 2025, recognizing their academic achievements, unwavering dedication to community service, and exemplary work ethic.
This year’s day-and-a-half meeting, hosted by the Oakland Unified administrators’ union, focused on the role of organized labor in defending equity, fairness, and respect for education’s front-line leaders.
Despite frequent headlines highlighting political clashes at school board meetings, new research shows that such confrontations are the exception—not the rule.
You are the unsung heroes of education. Often the first to arrive and the last to leave, you juggle mandates, policies, safety, parent concerns, teacher morale and student achievement.
