A Moment in the Spotlight for 20 of Those Who Led the Association in Years Past
AASA’s elected leadership of years gone by get a moment in the spotlight (literally) at the AASA national conference each. That takes place at the 2nd General Session. Kristi Wilson, the immediate past president, introduced 20 of her fellow association presidents who were in attendance. Some of the presidents served more than 25 years ago […]
District Leaders in Texas and Utah Receive the EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year Award
The superintendent of Dallas Independent School District in Dallas, Texas, Michael Hinojosa, and the superintendent of Weber School District in Ogden, Utah, Jeff Stephens, were honored Friday morning with the 3rd annual EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year Award. This award, sponsored by ClassLink, recognizes an exceptional superintendent who serves as an empowered leader, leveraging […]
As Candidates for the AASA Presidency, Superintendents from Kansas and New York Voice Their Qualities for Election in Front of Colleagues
A pair of veteran superintendents seeking to become the president of AASA in 2023-24 used the stage of the 2nd General Session Friday morning to tell several hundred colleagues why they are the best candidate for the association’s leadership post. Their brief campaign speeches took place at the AASA National Conference on Education in Nashville, […]
A ‘Love-In’ at Effie Jones Luncheon Honors an AASA Stalwart and Hears From State Legislator on Same Theme
Love was in the air at the 2022 Dr. Effie Hall Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon. The annual luncheon, held at the AASA national conference, honors Jones, who was a teacher, counselor and school administrator for 15 years and served as an associate executive director at AASA, promoting the interests of minority educators and children. The […]
Three Friends of AASA Recognized with an Annual Honor at 2nd General Session
The AASA Friend of Education award was accorded to three individuals who do not work directly for K-12 education organizations at the 2nd General Session of the AASA national conference in Nashville on Friday morning. The recipients were: Gregg Behr, executive director of the Grable Foundation; Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University; and […]
[Video] Sourcewell’s Chad Coauette Wants Us All to Understand the ‘Why’ in Our Decisions (1:18)
