By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Adviser The Trump administration has followed through with its not-so-secret threat to eliminate the Department of Education (DOE). The first to reaching that objective was the recent confirmation of Linda McMahon - a well-known...
Action will exacerbate educational disparities, weaken support for teachers, and harm quality of U.S. education
On May 21, 2020, the Human Rights Committee of the National Association of Social Workers -- Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) released the following statement: The National Association of Social Workers – Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) strongly opposes the recent attempts by...
By Gwen Bouie-Haynes, PhD, LMSW Executive Director, NASW-MS Chapter and the Board of Directors-National Association of Social Workers-MS ChapterThe National Association of Social Workers-MS Chapter (NASW-MS) strongly supports changing the state flag of Mississippi to...
June 19, 2020 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the...
The U.S. Supreme Court made an historic decision that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender workers. NASW wholeheartedly supports this decision and was involved in the case.
The NASW Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. We must all call out the racism embedded in our country and communities at the macro and micro level, and as we watch the protests across the country escalate, we cannot remain silent...
Dear Friends/Colleague: Our hearts are heavy. Anger makes sense! Sadness makes sense! As our country mourns the death of George Floyd and offer prayers for his family. Those who knew George Floyd best say that he was a kind and gentle person. Many Black families are...