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Looking ahead to the 2021/22 school year, we see one North Star guiding school staffing: educators across America are irreplaceable. Fatigued...

When we talk about education, it is important to make a distinction between equity and equality. Equality would mean allocating the same level of...

I had no plans to become a teacher. Sure, I liked kids, I had been a camp counselor, and I always knew I would do something to serve the public...

For decades, school districts across the U.S. have been struggling to do more with less: Budget constraints are established top-down at the state...

Sourcing Through Networking Webster’s (2021) defines networking as “An interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system.”...

If ever there was a time to bring together a diverse set of stakeholders to help identify their most urgent needs and weigh in on spending...

A2020­-2021 AASPA Award Nominations Nominate your colleagues, districts and affiliates for international recognition through AASPA! You can...

Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators by Dr. Tina Boogren is a straightforward approach to making self-care a priority for...

Fun fact #1:I “accidently” came upon this thin, purple, hard-back book, Through the Cracks, (Sollman, Emmons, & Paolini, 1994),...

Even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, school systems were already facing a serious crisis, the national teacher shortage. In the most recent Gallup...

COVID-19 has exposed antiquated systems and structures in our education system. As we accelerate into a new normal that includes a much heavier...

The health and wellbeing of our school workforce is top priority as we look at reopening schools and having our teachers back in classrooms. On...