Recognition Awards Presented by Horace Mann League During Annual Luncheon
The Horace Mann League will present several awards at its annual recognition and installation luncheon at 11:45 a.m. on Friday at the Marriott Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio. The recognitions at the event will be these. Outstanding Friend of Public Education Award: Gary Orfield and Patricia Gándara. They are co-directors of UCLA’s Civil Rights Project […]
Seen & Heard Around the Conference: Breakfast Favorites, a New York Takeover and Images of AASA Transition
Breakfast Cereal on His Mind AASA public policy staffer Tara Thomas briefed the Governing Board on Wednesday about AASA’s position on proposed new federal nutrition standards for school meals, during which she referenced the sugar content in some popular offerings favored by students. Once she had finished, Paul Imhoff, AASA past president, couldn’t resist his […]
It’s Been an Upbeat Year for AASA’s Fortunes, But AASA’s Director Pledges All-Out Support for Beleaguered School Leaders in His Annual Review
While AASA has weathered the past year with aplomb, the real test of the association is how it can support the increasingly politicized and pressure-packed world of its superintendent members on the front lines of a divided nation. That was an overriding message of Executive Director Daniel Domenech’s remarks to the AASA Governing Board Wednesday […]