Effie Jones Luncheon Call: ‘Let Us Be Dissatisfied’
Charles H. F. Davis III began his keynote address midday Friday at the annual Effie H. Jones Memorial Luncheon in an unusual manner. He led the attendees through a rousing rendition of what’s widely considered the “black national anthem” – James Weldon Johnson’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Davis, an assistant professor of clinical education […]
VIDEO: Mark Adler on Channeling Grief (2:12)
After losing his teenage son Reid to a cyberbullying-related suicide, a Nebraska superintendent launched an initiative to improve kindness among youngsters through their schools.
Reeves: Wholesale Revamping of Student Grading a Hot Button But Needed Measure
A 100-point grading scale is confusing, and for students who lag in completing assignments, it’s downright dismaying. If they receive an F for completing some work, then, they wonder if they should stop trying.
Crisis and Its Aftermath Shared by Superintendents Who’ve Experienced It All
In Charlottesville, Va., when neo-Nazis and white supremacists arrived with machine guns and torchettes on a Saturday in August 2017, the result was the death of a young woman. It proved to be a defining moment in Rosa Atkins’ superintendency. As the leader of Charlottesville City Schools, Atkins told an AASA conference audience on Friday […]
Puerto Rican Education Secretary Details a Guided Rebound of Devastated Schools
Still recovering from Hurricane Maria, the Puerto Rico Department of Education is steadily rebuilding and restructuring schools throughout the island.
Linking Teacher and Principal Accountability to a District’s Staff Support System
A panel of school leaders shared their research and practical experiences with empowering schools to close achievement gaps at AASA’s National Conference on Education on Friday.
North Carolina Leader Describes Personalized Professional Learning for Staff
Personalizing professional learning for teachers and principals is essential to building a more coherent, data-driven and feedback-based school system, according to the three presenters at a Friday conference session titled “How to Personalize Professional Learning for Teachers and Principals.”
VIDEO: Superintendent Job Fair at AASA’s Conference (1:53)
What makes the job fair each year at the AASA conference such a distinctive and important event for candidates and the search consultants hired by boards of education.
Leaders From Michigan and Florida Grab Women Leadership Awards
A superintendent from Michigan and a central-office leader in Florida were honored as AASA’s 2019 Women in School Leadership award winners at the 2nd General Session on Friday morning. The honoree in the superintendent category was Wanda Cook-Robinson, superintendent, Oakland Schools, Waterford, Mich. The titlist in the central-office/principal category was Marie Izquierdo, chief academic officer, […]
A Brand Consultant Attracts Eager Ears on Marketing School Leadership
A penny is a penny is a penny, unless of course you look at the way that Trish Rubin does. For this marketing expert, it was easy for her to help superintendents see the differences. Rubin is a brand consultant at Baruch College who shared her marketing expertise in a Friday afternoon workshop at the […]