[Video] Sourcewell’s Chad Coauette Wants Us All to Understand the ‘Why’ in Our Decisions (1:18)
Three Friends of AASA Recognized with an Annual Honor at 2nd General Session
The AASA Friend of Education award was accorded to three individuals who do not work directly for K-12 education organizations at the 2nd General Session of the AASA national conference in Nashville on Friday morning. The recipients were: Gregg Behr, executive director of the Grable Foundation; Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University; and […]
A ‘Love-In’ at Effie Jones Luncheon Honors an AASA Stalwart and Hears From State Legislator on Same Theme
Love was in the air at the 2022 Dr. Effie Hall Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon. The annual luncheon, held at the AASA national conference, honors Jones, who was a teacher, counselor and school administrator for 15 years and served as an associate executive director at AASA, promoting the interests of minority educators and children. The […]
[Video] What’s It Mean to Be Recognized by Peers as the Nation’s Top Superintendent? Curtis Cain of Wentzville, Mo., Shares Thoughts in a Backstage Interview (2:53)
Curtis Cain of Wentzville, Mo., talks about the message of hope that he has in mind for his superintendent colleagues across the country, minutes after he was named the 2022 National Superintendent of the Year in a ceremony Feb. 17 at the AASA national conference in Nashville, Tenn. (Video filmed by Lifetouch and produced by […]
[Video] Mike Lubelfeld: Incorporating Student Voice Allows Their Interests to be Reflected in Offerings (2:21)
At AASA’s 2022 National Conference on Education, Michael Lubelfeld, superintendent of North Shore School District 112 in Highland Park, Ill., talks about the critical need for student voice in our school systems. He says students are the primary stakeholders in a district and in their own educations. (Video produced by Selah Oden for Conference Daily […]
Preparing Minds for the Future Means Engaging Students First in Their Schools, a Three-Superintendent Panel Says
Now nearly a quarter of the way into this century, a panel of three experienced superintendents addressed how it might be possible to prepare school administrators, teachers, students and families for what is to come in the next 75 years of education. The best way to do this, according to panelists Kamela Patton, Shari Camhi […]
Letting Students Have a Say in School Policies and Practices Contributes to Heightened Engagement, Contend Panel of Superintendents
Three superintendent panelists talked about how student voice in school districts is almost invisible, yet it should be present everywhere. Michael Lubelfeld, superintendent of North Shore School District 112, Highland Park, Ill., was the main panelist of the student voice session on Thursday morning at the AASA National Conference on Education. Lubelfeld is passionate about […]
‘The Fred (Rogers’) Method’ for Raising Creative Kids Addressed in Conference Panel
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood,” sang panel moderator Greg Behr to the audience at a Thought Leader session on Thursday. They answered back with the call-and-response chorus, “A beautiful day for a neighborhood.” Fred Rogers’ television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” brought a smiling, gentle friend to children who shared child-friendly information, songs and […]
Mental Health Services Make Big Showing in AASA Exhibit Hall, Promoting Their Wares for Students, Staff
Working through the negative voice in your head after being bullied. Reconnecting with friends after a suicide attempt. Working through LGBTQ+ issues as a teen. These are just some of the storylines explored in the animated web series “My Life is Worth Living,” a free resource offered by the Cook Center for Human Connection. The […]
Missouri Superintendent Curtis Cain Tabbed as 2022 National Superintendent of the Year at AASA Conference’s Opening Session
Curtis Cain, superintendent of the Wentzville School District in Wentzville, Mo., was named the National Superintendent of the Year during a ceremony Thursday afternoon on the stage at the 1st General Session of the AASA National Conference on Education at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. Cain, 48, has led the fast-growing suburban district near […]