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Horace Mann League to Recognize Three Educators at Annual Luncheon in San Diego

Horace Mann League to Recognize Three Educators at Annual Luncheon in San Diego

The Horace Mann League will present its annual awards at the organization’s luncheon on Friday, Feb. 16 in San Diego. With a theme of “Unlocking Excellence: A Confluence of Minds,” the 2024 annual meeting and luncheon is set to run from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the San Diego Marriott Marquis. The luncheon’s principal […]

101st Annual Meeting/Luncheon of the Horace Mann League at AASA

Yesterday, the Horace Mann League celebrated its 101st Annual Meeting with an awards luncheon at AASA. As always, the affair was graced by the presence of sitting superintendents, professors, researchers and incredible public education leaders! The Horace Mann League is an honorary educational association whose purpose is founded on the principals of Horace Mann- to […]

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 […]

Horace Mann League, Age 101, Installs New Officers in a Year of Significant Change

Jack McKay, right, and a woman

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 […]

Horace Mann League, Marking 100th Year, Installs New Officers and Board Members for 2022

The Horace Mann League, which is marking the 100th year of its existence, installed new officers and board members for the coming year at the organization’s annual luncheon on Friday at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. Elected as officers of the public education advocacy group were the following: President, Ruben Alejandro, former superintendent, Weslaco, Texas […]

A Conversation with James Harvey, Outgoing President of the Horace Mann League

AASA is sharing a conversation with James Harvey, outgoing president of the Horace Mann League who served as executive director of the National Superintendents Roundtable before retiring at the end of 2021. HML held its 100th annual meeting and luncheon on Feb. 18 in Nashville, Tenn. AASA: What does it mean for the Horace Mann […]

Horace Mann League, Marking Its 100th Anniversary, Installs New Leadership at AASA Conference Luncheon

The pro-public education agency organization, the Horace Mann League, will install new officers during the group’s annual luncheon meeting on Friday at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. Those assuming leadership positions for 2022 are: President: Ruben Alejandro, former superintendent, Weslaco School District, Texas President-elect: Brent Clark, executive director, Illinois Association of School Administrators Vice President: […]

Horace Mann League to Deliver Annual Awards at Conference Hotel

The Horace Mann League, which is marking the 100th year of its existence, will fete its 2022 award winners at the organization’s annual luncheon on Friday, Feb. 18, at the Omni Hotel in Nashville.  The league’s award recipients are Valerie Strauss, Gloria Ladson-Billings and James Harvey.  The 2022 Outstanding Friend of Education Award will be […]