David Brooks on Nurturing Hearts and Minds and Not ‘Brains on a Stick’
Walking out onto stage Thursday night for his keynote speech at the 1st General Session of the AASA national conference in San Diego, it was easy to see David Brooks, the acclaimed New York Times op-ed columnist, book author and public television pundit. There he was on stage, the recognizable clean-cut man with thinning, gray […]
Two Education Attorneys Picked for First Friend of AASA Awards
Jacinda H. Conboy, general counsel with the New York State Council of School Superintendents, and Marie Sneed, partner with Washington, D.C.-based Hogan Lovells U.S., are the 2020 recipients of the first Friend of AASA Award. They will receive their awards at the 2nd General Session of the AASA national conference on Friday in San Diego.
AASA President Uses Painful Episode to Call for Greater Attention to Equity in Schooling
In her presidential address at the conference’s 1st General Session on Thursday, Deborah Kerr used a painful experience from the past year in her Wisconsin school community to deliver an important point about equity.
Top Pollster Examines Political Landscape Through Education at AASA’s Federal Relations Luncheon
Political enthusiasm is nearly at an all-time high heading into the 2020 election – but Americans are increasingly divided on many issues, including the state of K-12 public education.
A Week Away from the National Conference on Education!
The calendar has flipped to February, which means the National Conference on Education is right around the corner. This is the heart of the winter season in Massachusetts, which started with a roar with three snow days in December; luckily we have had a mild January and based on Punxsutawney Phil, we are headed for […]
Seen & Heard at the Conference
A few assorted odds & ends captured by reporters with Conference Daily Online at AASA’s 2020 National Conference on Education in San Diego. Early Risers in a Workout Nearly a dozen superintendents attending AASA’s 2020 conference awoke with the San Diego sun on Wednesday for some #freefitness with a local running community known as November […]
Search Firms Flock Evermore to AASA’s Superintendent Job Fair in San Diego
Seventeen organizations that conduct executive-level searches for school boards will be represented at a superintendent job fair at the 2020 AASA National Conference on Education in San Diego. The job fair takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, in Room 6-E of the convention center in San Diego. The roster […]
AASA Exhibit Hall to Bustle with Booths, Discussions, Social Media
Inside the exhibit hall at the AASA national conference in San Diego, attendees will find the Knowledge Exchange Theatre, the social media lounge, dozens of roundtable presentations and more than 210 exhibitors ready to answer questions about services and products in K-12 education. About 40 percent of the exhibitors are first-timers at the AASA conference. […]
200 Titles Plus AASA Shirts, Ties and Scarves Stocked at Conference Bookstore
AASA’s conference bookstore will feature 200 of the latest titles in educational leadership and student learning. Located in the Hall A lobby near AASA registration, the bookstore will be organized into 10 categories, including district management, technology/social media, student achievement and the recommended reading of AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech. Books written by AASA members […]
Singing Superintendents Make Annual Return to Concert Stage at AASA Conference
One of the most distinctive traditions at AASA national conference is the concert appearance of the Singing Superintendents. The group is back and excited to perform at the start of the 3rd General Session on Saturday, Feb. 15. The group is directed by David Cox, superintendent in Sullivan County, Tenn. He is a former music […]