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May
19
Looking ahead to the 2021/22 school year, we see one North Star guiding school staffing: educators across America are irreplaceable. Fatigued...
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Welcome to Candid Conversations with AASPA.
We are fortunate to have members willing to share their expertise, experience and wisdom as human resource professionals. These topics are not only relevant to human capital leaders, but are at the forefront of the issues facing education today. Read on, and enjoy. And if you feel like contributing, go ahead and Tweet and remember to include #AASPA.
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May
11
When we talk about education, it is important to make a distinction between equity and equality. Equality would mean allocating the same level of...
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Apr
29
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...
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Apr
26
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...
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Mar
31
Sourcing Through Networking Webster’s (2021) defines networking as “An interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system.”...
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Mar
9
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...
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Date posted
Mar
4
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...
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Date posted
Feb
25
Fun fact #1:I “accidently” came upon this thin, purple, hard-back book, Through the Cracks, (Sollman, Emmons, & Paolini, 1994),...
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Date posted
Jan
25
COVID-19 has exposed antiquated systems and structures in our education system. As we accelerate into a new normal that includes a much heavier...
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Dec
16
A national teacher shortage continues, confirmed by our 2020 PowerSchool TalentIndex Research Report. We just released this...
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Date posted
Dec
8
Life is all about perspective. On March 12, 2019 our students were participating in learning, preparing for state exams, and fully engaging in their...
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Date posted
Oct
1
I've worked in the entertainment, nonprofit, and the financial industry, and nothing has been quite as daunting, intimidating, and yet as exciting...
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