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.

Leading the Way: AFT-WV Advances School Safety Measures
The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia (AFT-WV) passed safe schools legislation in March 2008. By conducting a case study examining the event and the circumstances surrounding it, this report reveals the strategies AFT-WV employed to ensure successful passage of the legislation. This report also highlights the ways in which the union can achieve power. 7 pages (June 2009).

 The Medically Fragile Child: Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs in the School Setting (Adobe pdf)
This publication is designed to help teachers, nurses and paraprofessionals meet the challenges of dealing with children who have serious medical problems. It contains information on training, health and safety, and legal rights and responsibilities. 85 pages. Item no. 39-09002. $4 each (April 2009).

American Academic: The State of the Higher Education Workforce 1997-2007 (pdf, 2.0 MB)
Using the most recent ten years of federal data, American Academic examines the state of the higher education workforce in the United States. This report documents the troubling trend of relying more and more on contingent faculty in higher education who are underpaid and undersuported.

Helping Students with Autism
In collaboration with Easter Seals, the AFT has produced Helping Students with Autism: Tips for Educators. This booklet provides information for teachers and paraprofessionals on teaching students with autism, working with related service professionals, and building relationships with parents and families.

Building Minds, Minding Buildings:
Our Union's Roadmap to Green and Sustainable Schools
This guide provides an overview of the health benefits and cost savings of building green schools. It highlights the role our affiliates and members have played in the design, construction and maintenance process.

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 2008 Compensation Survey
Salaries for state government professionals registered a modest 2.4 percent increase from 2007 to 2008, according to the ninth annual AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey.

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.