Highlights from the recently concluded 2009 AFT QuEST conference in Washington, D.C., included AFT president Randi Weingarten's keynote address, a town hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, a panel on community schools and remarks from U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Daily updates from the conference, as well as video highlights, can be found on the AFT's QuEST 2009 Web site.

On June 22, President Obama announced a nationwide service initiative, United We Serve, which is the beginning of a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to meet community needs and make service a way of life for all Americans.

Welcome Back!   

    Welcome back family. I want to begin by saying thank you for electing me as the new President of PESPA. I have had an exciting summer and want to share some of it with you. I started off my summer with a new President’s training in Washington, D.C. ending in Tallahassee. What a whirlwind session on leadership.more...