Maryland Superintendent Shares His Navigation Through Politically Charged Issues in His Community
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When a controversy divided his school district and community, Mark Bedell took it as an opportunity. In 2023, the educator was in his first year as superintendent at the Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland when a board member introduced a proposal to ban flags that don’t represent the U.S., state or local government. […]
New Collaborative for Superintendents on Learning the Political Skills Required for Moving Forward for Students When Times Turn Contentious
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A throng of school superintendents from around the country packed a session room Thursday morning for “The Politics of the Superintendency: An Emerging Framework” that was one part panel discussion and one part group therapy. As the seats filled and audience members took to standing in the back of the room, one attendee leaned over […]
Federal Relations Lunch Speaker Spells Out What to Expect Over Contentious Curriculum Challenges in the Coming Years
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Controversial curriculum has been a hot button issue for school districts across the nation, divided on political lines, said Morgan Polikoff, author of Beyond Standards, an education researcher at University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education and AASA’s Federal Relation Lunch keynote speaker. In remarks at Thursday’s annual luncheon held during the AASA national […]