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"We're going to work with states that are willing to challenge the status quo."
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Saving school budgets in a recession
Buying from large group contracts, aligning budgets with school improvement plans, starting an educational foundation, and mastering the art of passing school bond issues were among the strategies... More>
School employees to receive advanced medical expertise thanks to ‘Best Doctors’ program
Employees who participate in a SET Employee Benefits medical program will soon be able to obtain answers about their health care treatment and diagnosis from world-renowned doctors through the Best Doctors program... More>
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Ninety-eight percent of our state's public schools and charters offered fewer than 180 days of classes last year. The shrinking school year puts Michigan students at risk of falling seriously behind their peers across the country and around the world. Michigan Schools Superintendent Michael Flanagan calls the trend "outrageous." Click here for the full report. Click here to see how your local schools compare.
Communication Tip:
Take the wheel and keep the course —Success rests on your shoulders
Superintendents’ tenures in their districts have a profound effect on student achievement. A 2007 study by the American Association of School Administrators... More>
Seeking good humor
The School Administrator magazine publishes a back-page humor column called "Leadership Lite," so they are eager to solicit your stories... More>
Governor's Education Summit features Haycock
Kati Haycock is one of the nation's leading child advocates in the field of education. She currently serves as President of the Education Trust... More>
Online community rooms
available through Michigan LearnPort
Would online communication tools enhance the effectiveness of your Professional Learning Community?... More>
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- Michigan Joint Education Conference - call for proposals
- Mark your calendars for MASA President’s Installation Luncheon
- Briefing Book for superintendents available at discount
- Do you know a Champion for Children?
- Highlighted Benefit:
- - MASA in the news:
- Weeldreyer presented with True Blue Award - Winners' Circle best practices:
- Region-wide Professional Development Round Tables
- Students need 21 on ACT retake to qualify for Promise Scholarship
- MDE updates personal curriculum guidelines
- Smartphones may help student test performance, cell industry says
- Teachers See Progress Over Past 25 Years
- Mathematica study finds little difference between traditionally and alternatively certified teachers
- AASA realigns dues structure for 09-10
- Coming Soon:
- New Study on Schools and Economy
- Legislative Toolkit - Coming Events - Save the Dates!
- Seeking good humor
- Battle Creek School to get in-school health clinic
- School mergers in '09 put on hold
- Should schools rely on fundraisers, donations?
- Superintendent reaches out digitally
- Lincoln’s leadership inspires student writing contest
- WWC releases new practice guide: Assisting Students Struggling with Reading
- Special education mediation
- How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?
- Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress
- School Improvement Workshop for ISDs RESAs and Educational Organizations
March 23
Kellogg Center, East Lansing - China: Education, Economy, and Culture
- Math Summit: Making Success a Reality in Michigan
March 30
Kellogg Center, East Lansing - School Improvement Conference
April 21-22,
Rock Financial Showplace, Novi - Podcasting for Administrators - North
April 24
Charlevoix - Governor's Summit on Education
April 28 - Interpreting Test Score Trends and Gaps
May 8
Rosemont, IL - Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow
May 11
Lansing Center - Everything You Need to Know About Identity Theft
June 25
MELG Bldg, Lansing - MSU Assessment Certification Program
Michigan
Association of School Administrators
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