Links to our periodicals, as well as our latest reports,
appear below.

	American Teacher, our monthly newspaper for AFT Teachers.
	Our quarterly magazine, American Educator.		AFT On Campus, a publication of AFT Higher Education.
	PSRP Reporter, a publication of the Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel division.		Public Employee Advocate, the bi-monthly newspaper of the AFT Public Employee division.
	Healthwire, the bi-monthly newspaper of the AFT Healthcare division.		American Academic, the policy journal from the AFT Higher Education division.
	The AFT Retirees Electronic Newsletter, produced by the AFT Program on Retirement and Retirees.		See a complete list of AFT e-mail newsletters, each with a link for subscribing.

AFT Finds States Making Progress Writing Clear Academic Standards
Some states are making discernible progress in writing clear, specific, content-focused standards that define what students are expected to learn in every grade or course in English, math, science and social studies, according to a new AFT report, which also offers advice for states whose standards need improvement.

A Guide To Understanding National Board Certification:
2008 Candidacy Cycle (Adobe pdf)
This guide—produced jointly by the AFT and the NEA—capitalizes on the experiences of National Board-Certified Teachers and others engaged in candidate support, sharing practical advice about how to approach the National Board's assessments and how to increase the prospect of successfully completing them. (2007).

Charting the Course: The AFT's Education Agenda To Reach All Children
As the pressure grows for our students to learn and know more, so grows the demand on schools to raise achievement. It's a huge challenge for our country—and for the schools in which we work. (2007)

Meeting the Challenge:
Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in Hard-to-Staff Schools
Attracting and keeping qualified teachers is one of the biggest challenges facing high-poverty schools. Teacher unions and school districts can address this problem by collaborating on financial incentive packages and programs designed to improve teaching and learning conditions.

Building Minds, Minding Buildings:
Turning Crumbling Schools into Environments for Learning
This new report, released by the American Federation of Teachers, calls for increased attention and funding to address the deplorable physical conditions of too many public schools.

AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey 2007
Salaries for state-employed professionals registered modest-to-healthy increases from 2006 to 2007, according to the annual AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey. However, most state employees still earn far less than their private sector counterparts.

State of the Healthcare Workforce 2007
Despite the increasing strain on America’s healthcare system—due to the rising number of uninsured and the rising cost of quality care—the system still functions, largely because of the frontline caregivers. The “State of the Healthcare Workforce 2007” was produced by AFT Healthcare to educate the public about the real situation for healthcare workers. Copies of the almanac are available through your local.

Safe Patient Handling: A Report AFT Healthcare released a survey March 23 which shows that more than half of registered nurses and X-ray techs have suffered from injuries related to patient lifting, chronic pain or both. The report found that nearly half the RNs and one-third of the techs were considering leaving the healthcare industry because of chronic pain due to patient lifting and handling."

Standards of Good Practice in the Employment of Professional Staff
AFT's quality standards for the employment of professional staff. The report provides guidelines for improving the economic and professional working conditions of professional staff.