School Administrator Extras Video

School Administrator magazine’s one-minute video features an interview with superintendent Ruth Perez, a mentor in AASA's Women in School Leadership Initiative. Watch the June Extras video now.

The Senate Health Care Bill Would 'Rip Away' Supports in Schools

Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers, and Daniel Domenech, executive director, AASA, The School Superintendents Association, co-authored an op-ed objecting to the proposed Medicaid cuts published in Time.

Read: Save Medicaid in Schools Coalition Letter on the Senate Medicaid Bill

AASA has joined more than 60 education, civil rights, disability, health and child welfare groups on the Save Medicaid in Schools letter to the Senate regarding the Senate Medicaid bill titled, "The Better Care Reconciliation Act." 

School leaders know how important school-based Medicaid programs really are to students, to school personnel and to communities. Read the Save Medicaid in Schools letter and join us as we continue to urge the Senate to protect Medicaid in Schools.

2017-18 School Breakfast Request for Proposals Application

AASA is now accepting proposals from qualified school districts that possess the commitment, need and capacity to participate in AASA's alternative school breakfast initiative, "Feeding Hungry Minds," which is funded through the Walmart Foundation. The application deadline is July 7, 2017.

School Administrator: Books That Resonate

AASA’s latest magazine issue examines 15 books that have had a profound impact on the lives and professional careers of education leaders. Other articles feature superintendents who run their own summer book clubs, an AASA initiative to move women up the district ladder and Alan Blankstein’s thoughts on courageous and uplifting leadership in K-12 education. Also, advice to protect districts from booster club missteps and a My View column about a district that puts its school librarians on the instructional frontier.

'13 Reasons Why' Discussion Resource Library for Educators and Parents

Due to the realistic and graphic depictions of—among other topics—bullying, rape and the protagonist’s suicide in the Netflix show, '13 Reasons Why,' AASA, The School Superintendents Association, has compiled a resource library for parents and educators on how to talk to youth about the issues conveyed on the show.

New School Governance and Leadership (SG&L) Publication on Alternative School Breakfast

AASA Children’s Programs Department published a new SG&L titled Feeding Hungry Minds: Stories From the Field, with support from the Walmart Foundation.  It focuses on the impact of school breakfast by telling the stories of stakeholders including superintendents, food service directors, parents and students. Read more.

AASA Children's Programs Department Works with USED & HHS to #InsureAllChildren

As students begin the new school year, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are calling on states and districts to help enroll students in healthcare coverage during school registration processes and ensure students have access to the health coverage they need. Find the full Health Enrollment Toolkit at insureallchildren.org. Follow #InsureAllChildren on Twitter.