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    Archives available online. February 2, 2010   
The Leaders Edge

A Balanced Scorecard?

Harvard Business School Professor Robert Kaplan examines the use of the balanced scorecard in school systems in The School Administrator. Plus, value-added assessment and changing perspectives of NCLB. (more ...)

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Building Sound Technology Policies

Have you encountered hostility over restrictions placed on technology in your district? Learn four tips for building acceptance for your school technology policies. (more ...)

3 Tips for Succeeding as a Female Superintendent

How do women obtain top school leadership positions? Three recommendations for getting there, staying there and leading effectively, based on interviews with more than 50 successful female superintendents. (more ...)

Spotlight on Rural Districts

A new study finds rural participation in critical federal child nutrition programs is low. Another study finds the Title I weighting formula reduces funding to the highest-poverty districts. (more ...)

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Watch for The Conference Daily Online!
AASA will provide daily coverage of the 2010 National Conference on Education, Feb. 11-13 in Phoenix. Learn more.

A Permanent Race-to-Top Program?

President Obama will ask Congress to approve a new round of Race to the Top grants -- totaling more than $1.3 billion -- with a goal to make the program permanent. (more ...)

H1N1: Schools Remain Vigilant

The CDC estimates between 39 million and 80 million cases of H1N1 occurred during the last eight months of 2009. Find out the latest on the virus on AASA's H1N1 webpage. (more ...)

Your Thoughts: Comparative Religion

Please take a few moments to complete the latest AASA survey, looking at the challenges and opportunities comparative religion courses provide in schools and communities. (more....)

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AASA Members in the Spotlight

AASA will recognize the following members at the 2010 National Conference on Education:

  • Four veteran educators will receive the 2010 Dr. Effie H. Jones Humanitarian Award. (more ...)
  • Six veteran school leaders will receive Distinguished Service Awards. (more ...)
  • Seven outstanding graduate students in educational administration will receive $2,000 scholarships. (more ...)
  • An Indiana superintendent will receive the Administrator Award for Distinguished Support of Music Education (more ...)
  • Schools in Maryland, Texas And Oregon will receive architectural awards (more ...)

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AASA Media Center

AASA Radio: Dennis Sparks
Tips for creating a school culture of continuous improvement, from a National Conference on Education speaker.
(9:11)

 

Video: New in 2010
AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech recaps what's ahead this year on Capitol Hill and at AASA.
(3:29)

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Coming Deadlines

March 4 - National School Change Awards Deadline
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Coming Events

U.S. Department of Education conference call on President Obama's FY2011 budget proposal, Feb. 3 (RSVP by Feb. 2)

National Conference on Education, Feb. 11-13, Phoenix, Ariz.

Coalition for Community Schools National Forum: Building Innovative Partnerships for Student Success, April 7-9, Philadelphia, Pa.

AASA Summer Leadership Institute, July 27-Aug. 1, Washington, D.C.

AASA Legislative Advocacy Conference, Sept. 22-24, Arlington, Va.

AASA Women in School Leadership Forum, Nov. 11-14, Arlington, Va.

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