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Take time and review the agenda for the upcoming AFSA Convention.
AFSA has officially released its proposed constitutional amendments and resolutions in preparation for its upcoming national convention.

Amid the wave of ICE raids sweeping across California last week, fear and uncertainty have gripped many students, families and educators.

The burgeoning slew of GOP threats to voting rights, state by state—almost 400 pieces of legislation and counting—are a threat to the entire labor agenda.
This year, Juneteenth takes on a special significance, the historic signing by President Biden making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Yes, let’s reopen our schools. But let’s also rethink how our schools operate.
Internet access is coming to more students with the FCC approving an order that sets up a $7 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund, authorized in the American Rescue Plan.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been blamed for exacerbating inequities in our schools and for students falling through the cracks.


Burgard Teachers and Administrators Learn to Be Mental Health First Aiders

Do you know how to respond when you see someone experiencing a panic attack?  Because of Project AWARE training that the staff at Burgard took, they are able to recognize the signs of this and other mental health crises and respond appropriately.  We know that our students have been extraordinarily stressed by all the challenges that have come with COVID.  Now, the adults at Burgard know what to say because they are mental health first aiders.