The relationship between school boards and the superintendents they hire is continuously evolving, with built-in opportunities for issues to be fruitful, fractious, or both. But the leaders of the two national organizations serving these groups believe working together is more critical than ever. Anne L. Bryant, NSBA’s executive director, and Dan Domenech, who holds the same position for the American Association of School Administrators, discussed board/superintendent relations and many other topics during a 60-minute session at AASA’s annual conference in Houston.
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Insights into transforming learning
Check out Mary Broderick’s, President of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the former Chair of Connecticut’s East Lyme Board of Education, insights on Education Week’s blog, Transforming Learning. In the posting, Broderick discusses the opportunity for America’s public schools to excel and challenges our schools are facing. Broderick notes: As our teachers and school officials [...]
Happy birthday Susan B. Anthony!
Susan B. Anthony was born 192 years ago, on February 15, 1820. Most of us know about her lifelong crusade for human rights, including temperance, the abolition of slavery and especially for universal suffrage (votes) for women. But did you know her first paying job was as a teacher? Anthony taught at two schools in [...]
Obama proposes increased grants, stable IDEA funds for FY2013 budget
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) applauded President Barack Obama’s proposal to allot funding for school construction and teachers in the administration’s fiscal 2013 budget proposal. However, NSBA is concerned that Obama’s would put a greater emphasis on increasing funds for competitive grant programs at the expense of Title I and special education. The budget [...]
New resource on high school success
What does effective high school look like? What do our graduates need to know to succeed in college and the workplace? Are they ready for the challenges ahead? Answers to these and many more questions can be found at the High School Toolkit, just launched this week by National School Boards Association’s Center for Public Education. [...]
Members of Congress address FRN audience
In preparation for their big day on Capitol Hill, board members attending the final general session of the 39th Annual Federal Relations Network heard from three members of Congress who reflect the diversity of political persuasions across the country.
Compensating talented staff
School board members attending the Federal Relations Network (FRN) Conference had a number of opportunities to learn about the various congressional and cabinet-level efforts to improve teacher efficacy through innovative recruiting, retention, and compensation models.
Led by NSBA’s Director of Federal Programs Lucy Gettman, one of Monday’s final sessions recapped the proposed and draft versions of these federal efforts and, more importantly, drew audience members into a strategic discussion on the issue.
