Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 - Oct. 15
National Hispanic Heritage Month starts September 15 and goes until October 15. Visit the AFT's Hispanic Heritage Web site, which offers a variety of resources to help teachers celebrate Hispanic Heritage in their classrooms. The people, places and events highlighted on the Web site are meant to give readers a glimpse into a few of the many significant contributions Hispanics have made in building and strengthening the institutions where we live and work.

National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week (Oct. 5-11, 2008)
The third annual Bullying Prevention Awareness Week encourages communities nationwide to work together to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullying on all children. The week is sponsored by PACER's National Center for Bullying Prevention and co-sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers, National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, National Education Association, National PTA and School Social Work Association of America. We've provided a variety of materials to help school staff and parents prevent bullying in their schools and communities.

Given a Fresh Start, Staff and Schools are Renewed
What would it take to transform a low-performing high school that school officials wanted to shut down to an institution where students and staff are now thriving? Read about a partnership between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school system that is paying dividends.