Conference Newsroom Staff Does It All Over Again, Pulling Off Daily Miracle in San Antonio
Take nine student journalists between the ages of 16 and 20 and toss in a couple of seasoned communication professionals from far-flung locations plus a trio of AASA staff members who know the routines. Mix together and shake well for a dynamic potion that’s resulted the past three days in the 2023 edition of Conference […]
She Came to San Antonio for a Conference, But She’ll be Heading to Guatemala on a Mission
Susan Harkin, who is attending the AASA national conference from her base in suburban Chicago, will have the chance to travel in the next year to Central America, an excursion that definitely was not on her radar when she journeyed to San Antonio earlier this week. Harkin, the superintendent of Community Unit School District 300 […]
Seen & Heard Around the Conference: One Talented Performer on All Fields and Hot Book Sellers at the Conference
Talented in Words and Deeds One of the youngest members of the reporting staff at this year’s AASA conference proved she carries assorted skills at a high level. After logging a nine-hour workday Friday as a reporting intern for Conference Daily Online, Emma Siebold, a senior at Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, Texas, […]
Corporate Backers of AASA’s 2023 National Conference Recognized at 2nd General Session
AASA Executive Director Daniel Domenech has built an extensive backing of corporate support for AASA over his tenure, and he thanks many of the businesses who played a significant part in this year’s national conference. On the stage at the 2nd General Session on Friday, he said: “AASA would not be able to run programs […]
Seen and Heard Around the Conference: Rockets, Flying Pigs And Replaying the Super Bowl
Before he got into the meat of his keynote speech on Friday morning, Stephen M.R. Covey couldn’t resist offering a counterpoint to the earlier remarks at the 2nd General Session of Frank Henderson Jr., president of the National School Boards Association who hails from Topeka, Kan. In his NSBA greeting, Henderson expressed his glee with […]
First Official Fun Run/Walk in Years Draws More Than 130 Participants in the Pre-Dawn Hour
A little wind had nothing on the National Conference on Education’s Official 5-kilometer Fun/Run Walk during the predawn hour on Thursday. More than 130 walkers and runners took to the streets around the convention center in San Antonio and the Alamodrome to log some smiles and miles ahead of the first official day of the […]
Suicide Prevention Leader and Special Education Attorney Named 2023 Friends of AASA at Annual Conference in San Antonio
AASA will recognize two individuals with the Friend of AASA Award during the association’s 2023 National Conference on Education in San Antonio, Texas. The two recipients are: Benghiat’s organization is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing suicide and protecting the emotional health of our nation’s youth and young adults. Borreca has represented school clients […]
Horace Mann League, Age 101, Installs New Officers in a Year of Significant Change
One of the nation’s longest-running public education advocacy groups will install new officers and mark a major transition in its executive director ranks. The Horace Mann League, founded in 1922, will meet for its annual recognition and installation luncheon at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, at the Marriott Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio. The […]
Who’s Behind All the Conference News You Need to Know? One Hardy Band of Pros and Gung-ho Student Interns
The editor in charge sometimes refers to it as “the daily miracle.” He’s referring to the publication you’re looking at right now. For the several thousand AASA conference participants who’ve bounded about the Music City Center this week in Nashville, it’s known as Conference Daily Online, the newsy vehicle published by AASA that keeps everyone […]
Seen & Heard Around the Conference: Stress Readings Among Attendees and a Trip Ticket South of the Border
A Stressful Bunch in the Crowds Maybe it was the overwhelming feelings of pressure back home that brought so many to Nashville this week. Preliminary results of a brief survey on superintendent stress promoted by AASA Executive Daniel Domenech at the 1st General Session showed more than three-quarters of respondents appear to be experiencing moderate […]