Schools across the nation are filled with students and educators facing critical mental health issues and staff shortages, and principals are lacking the necessary resources needed to handle this growing crisis .
It is up to us as school leaders to help drive the discussion on what the future of public education should look like to provide our students with a world-class education.
"We believe it goes without saying that school leaders across the nation continue to see the need to come together and have a real voice at the table. And that interest is obviously growing," said AFSA President Dr. Leonard P. Pugliese. "It fills me with great joy to see our strength as a union continue to expand."
Since the July 2022 convention, the General Executive Board has granted charters to four groups:
Millions of dollars in federal grant money for student mental health is being made available by the U.S. Department of Education to state education agencies and local school districts.
Now is the time for you to act to make sure your district doesn't lose out on this opportunity.
