Conference Daily Online 2025

Pre-Conference Issue

AASA's award-winning newsletter, providing daily coverage of key speakers, topical sessions, photos and video clips of the conference.

Registration Opens

Attendees at NCE 2025 check-in at the Registration Desk on Wednesday in New Orleans. Photo by Sandy Huffaker.

Pre-conference Workshops

The Bold Women Collaborative was one of several sessions on Wednesday, March 5 in New Orleans. Photo by Sandy Huffaker.

Urban Jubilee

AASA celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Urban Superintendents Academy Wednesday night in New Orleans. Photo by Amiela Arcellana.

Governing Board Meeting

AASA President Gustavo Balderas welcomed the Governing Board to New Orleans for NCE 2025 Wednesday morning. Photo by Sandy Huffaker.

Top News

Veteran Superintendents from Maine, Ohio and Texas Will Vie for AASA’s Presidency in 2025 Election

Four States’ Nominees Named Finalists for AASA’s 2025 National Superintendent of the Year Award

AASA’s Urban Leadership Institute Marks 10 Years of Impact at Conference Eve Jubilee Celebration

Scholastic Music Performers to Command Center Stage at Conference’s Opening General Session

AASA Governance

Schuler’s State of the Association Speech Captures AASA’s Comfortable Standing Yet Plenty of Discomfort Over Future Support of Public Education

AASA’s Governing Board Wraps Up New Orleans Business in Short Order at Wednesday Session

AASA Awards

Conference Daily Online 2025

Pre-Conference Issue

Top News

Veteran Superintendents from Maine, Ohio and Texas Will Vie for AASA’s Presidency in 2025 Election

Four States’ Nominees Named Finalists for AASA’s 2025 National Superintendent of the Year Award

AASA’s Urban Leadership Institute Marks 10 Years of Impact at Conference Eve Jubilee Celebration

Scholastic Music Performers to Command Center Stage at Conference’s Opening General Session

AASA Governance

Schuler’s State of the Association Speech Captures AASA’s Comfortable Standing Yet Plenty of Discomfort Over Future Support of Public Education

AASA’s Governing Board Wraps Up New Orleans Business in Short Order at Wednesday Session

AASA Awards

2025 Women in School Leadership Award Finalists Vie for Honors in Two Occupational Categories

Two Superintendents Championing Education Equity Will Receive AASA Humanitarian Award

Seven Graduate Students, Aspiring to be Superintendents, Receive $2,500 Scholarship Stipends from AASA

Denver Superintendent to Receive Inaugural Family Engagement Honor from AASA and PTA on Conference’s Opening Morning

What Makes a Candidate Worthy in the Superintendent of the Year Program? One Judge Reveals What He Sees

Horace Mann League Honors Rebell and McKay at Conference Reception in New Orleans

Topical Sessions

Schools Must Express Vulnerabilities Before They Can Be Safe Places, Workshop Participants Learn

Next Education Workforce Highlights Team-Based Staffing Model to Fortify Classroom Educators and Propel Student Learning

Around the Conference

200 AASA Training Program Graduates Feted at Pre-Conference Recognition Event

Blessings in a Backpack Lends a Volunteer Opportunity for Those Attending the 2025 National Conference

Early Risers Unite! Join the AASA National Conference’s 5K Fun Run/Walk on Opening Morning

AASA’s Sold-Out Exhibit Hall is Home to 333 Commercial and Non-Profit Entities at the 2025 National Conference

Conference Bookstore’s Two Locations to Feature Three Author Signings and New Published Works by AASA Members

Chair Yoga, Guided Meditations Make Entrance to Conference’s Health & Wellness Center Joined by Petting Dogs and Electric Bicycle Smoothies

Safety Center Tries New Approach in its Second Year in AASA Conference’s Exhibit Hall

AASA’s Advocacy Staff to Deliver Array of Conference Sessions on Federal Government’s Intersection with Public Schooling

Company Partners Deliver Essential Support for AASA’s National Conference in New Orleans

Public Education Advocate Horace Mann League Installs New Officers, Seeks New Executive Director