Stipends for Graduate Study in School Administration Awarded to Seven Educators Aspiring for the Superintendency
Seven graduate students in educational administration are receiving scholarship awards to apply toward their studies. The $1,500 scholarships are named after each of AASA’s executive directors over the past 100-plus years. The announcement of the 2023 recipients, all working in administration in K-12 education, was made at the ASSA national conference in San Antonio, Texas. […]
Joy and Unity Expressed Before Sellout Audience at Effie H. Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon
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The words “joy,” “power” and “unity” echoed through the Dr. Effie Hall Jones Memorial Equity Lunch on Friday at AASA’s National Conference of Education in San Antonio. The annual event honors Jones, a teacher, counselor and school administrator for 15 years and an associate executive director at AASA, promoting the interests of minority educators, women […]
Ohio Education Leader Receives Empowered Digital Superintendent of the Year Recognition
Matt Miller, former superintendent of Ohio’s Lakota Local School District, was honored with the Empowered Digital Superintendent of the Year Award during the AASA national conference’s 2nd General Session on Friday. This is the 4th annual award. It is sponsored by Classlink, recognizing an exceptional district superintendent who serves as a true empowered leader, leveraging […]
Anaheim Superintendent Receives 18th Annual Save The Music Foundation Award for Support Of Music Education in His District
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Christopher Downing, superintendent of Anaheim Elementary School District in Anaheim, Calif., is the 2023 recipient of the Save The Music Foundation’s 18th annual Administrator Award for Distinguished Support of Music Education. The award is being bestowed at the 3rd General Session of AASA’s National Conference on Education on Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. This award […]
Collaboration, Not Competition, Underlies Re-Imagined K20 Learning Pathway
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Re-imagining a learning pathway for students from kindergarten through four years of college is a reality in Bear County, Texas, where San Antonio-based educators discussed the high points of their K20 partnership that defied even the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic. Their stories were shared during a panel session at an AASA national conference […]
School Trauma Expert, in Thought Leader Session: Care for Yourself and the Members of Your Staff
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School administrators step up in crisis whenever they help their schools and families. But they weren’t trained to do that work, said David Schonfeld, director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement and Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. Schonfeld presented on “Caring for Yourself and Your Members” at a Thought Leader […]
Educators Must Consciously Attend to Lack of Confidence Among Young Girls, Conference Panel Says
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Confidence is a characteristic that pushes students to take risks, assume leadership and share their ideas and opinions. Lack of confidence, however, prevents success to the fullest potential, academically and in the professional setting. Unfortunately for young females, this is an issue that is frequent and prominent. An AASA Thought Leader session speaker on Thursday, […]
AASA’s Learning 2025 Superintendents Look Forward, Not Back, in Front of AASA Conference Audience
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Superintendents discussed what it takes to look forward, not back, as they discussed key takeaways from their involvement with AASA’s Learning 2025 Demonstration Systems Network, the subject of a conference session on Thursday afternoon. “We always look back to do better,” said moderator Raymond McNulty, president of the Successful Practices Network. “That’s like trying to […]
Stronger Principal Preparation Leads to Better Student Outcomes, RAND Researcher Tells Conference Attendees
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Five panelists addressed the importance for principals to be ready to take on their role as leaders and the process to be prepared for the job. At a Thought Leaders session titled “Redesigning University Preparation Programs,” Rebecca (Becki) Herman, a senior policy researcher for the RAND Corporation, spoke as the lead presenter about the recent […]
[Video] Next Education Workforce: How Team Based Staffing Models Can Support Equity and Improve Learning (3:46)
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Carole Basile, education school dean, Arizona State University, presented this workshop to discuss her groundbreaking work in building the Next Education Workforce at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. This story was produced by Michael Ellson at the 2023 AASA Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Read about Wednesday’s pre-conference workshop.