AFSA encourages graduating high school seniors who are children of AFSA members and plan to begin college in 2027 to apply for this valuable educational opportunity.
"The only difference between opportunity and obligation is perspective,” Garrett says. “If I see something as a chore, I’m not going to do very well, but if I see it as a challenge, I am.”
In August, AFSA President Ernie Logan made a strong case for our union to take the lead in promoting civics education in our schools. That idea is gaining stem everyday.
Led by Minnesotas Tim Walz, some 743 unionists and counting won public office nationwide, from Congress down to county commissioner, the AFL-CIO calculates. Walz, a member of Education Minnesota