Commentary American Federation of Teachers Dedicates International Women’s Day to Malala’s Courage, Bravery by Gary Kopycinski on March 8, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Commentary: Heteronormativity: Grappling with Straight Privilege March 24, 2026 Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property December 16, 2025 An Angel Now Guards Our Friends in Blue: Park Forest Mourns the Loss of #204, Detective Tim Jones December 4, 2025 AFT’s Weingarten: “We call on all governments to listen to the wise entreaty of Malala, who simply wants girls to have equal access to education, which we know is at the core of a democratic society and the basis for economic opportunity.”