Well-Equipped Homegrown Teachers the Object of Phi Delta Kappa Training Regimen
Teaching in America no longer is an idealized profession. Factors such as low pay and the lack of professional respect have resulted in a shortage of qualified teachers across the country.
Communicating ESSA Requirement for School-by-School Spending Breakdowns With Stakeholders
Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, every school district soon will be required to release comparative spending breakdowns at all schools.
VIDEO: 2019 Superintendent of the Year® Curtis Jones Jr. (2:45)
Curtis Jones Jr. described his reaction to being named the 2019 National Superintendent of the Year® at the AASA national conference’s 1st General Session. He talked about the message he hoped to share with fellow educators over his year in the national limelight. Jones leads the Bibb County Schools in Macon, Ga.
In Presidential Address, Gaines Calls for Altering Perceptions to See How Much School Leaders Matter
AASA President Chris Gaines sees evidence of transformative leadership at work in school communities across the nation.
VIDEO: Kirk Smiley on Crowdfunding for Schools (2:28)
Kirk Smiley, director of public partnerships with DonorsChoose.org, discussed effective practices for crowdfunding in the K-12 education arena to best support teachers with classroom project funding needs.
Five AASA Conference Sessions Friday and Saturday to Air on Facebook Live
AASA has experimented with live streaming in the past, but this year the association is excited to release its official 2019 AASA National Conference on Education Facebook Live Schedule, which adds a whole new dimension to the conference.
Curriculum Described for Workforce and College Preparation
Students asleep in classes. Drill worksheets that are mindlessly completed. Classes that don’t challenge students to their full potential. This is the unfortunate reality students face in too many schools.
VIDEO: AASA 2018-19 Salary Survey & Benefits Study (3:39)
Noelle Ellerson Ng, who oversees public policy at AASA, discussed some of the major findings in AASA’s newly issued survey on superintendent salaries and benefits.
AASA Cohort Graduates Feted in Conference Ceremony
The stars of the show at Thursday evening’s AASA graduation ceremony were a diverse group of superintendents and aspiring superintendents who had completed coursework and projects in cohort programs that sprang to life at AASA over the last five years.
AASA Federal Relations Luncheon: Money Matters
When you tell a room full of more than 40 superintendents that money matters in public education, you would be, what they call, “preaching to the choir.” But when you show school administrators the cyclical effects of revenue at the state and local levels and the impact it has on shaping school funding realities, you have their attention.