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Gerald Hudson to Continue Service on AASA Governing Board
Cedar Hill ISD Superintendent Gerald Hudson has been elected to his first full term as one of three Texas representatives on the AASA Governing Board. He was originally appointed by the TASA Executive Committee to fill the vacancy created when Martha Salazar-Zamora...
TASA Partners with N2 Learning to Offer Leadership Series for New Principals
TASA is pleased to announce a new partnership with N2 Learning that furthers our mission of developing school leaders who create and sustain student-centered schools and develop future-ready students. Through the New 2 Principalship Collaborative Coaching Series,...
TASA Member Services Shut Down through Early April
TASA will launch a brand-new Member Services Center (MSC) in April 2024! The new MSC will feature a more user-friendly interface and will be where you will: View and make changes to your contact information, including your title and organization, on file with TASA....
Executive Director’s Blog
We Can’t Let Lawmakers Abandon Their Own Judgment
You know, there's something ... immoral about abandoning your own judgment ... We just can't let this get out of hand. And we're gonna do whatever we have to do to make this come out right." —John F. Kennedy in the movie "JFK" In every state that uses taxpayer money...
The Key to Leadership Success is Surrounding Yourself with Talent
One of the most fortunate occurrences in my professional career was working for a superintendent, Charles Bradberry, whose passion was finding talented teachers and administrators. As an assistant principal in my mid-20s, I learned so much from him about creating a...
A Case Against School Vouchers
In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan and Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill crossed political boundaries to enact legislation at the federal level. Although they had political differences, there was a sense that they were working for the common good and each knew they...
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TASA Names Recipients of 2024 Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship
TASA has named the 2024 recipients of its Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship, which the organization has awarded annually since 2014 to outstanding doctoral students pursuing careers in educational leadership, with particular emphasis on the superintendency. The recipients...
Martha Salazar-Zamora Selected as Texas Nominee for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year
Tomball ISD Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora, Ed.D., has been selected by TASA as Texas’ nominee for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Salazar-Zamora has served as superintendent of Tomball...
TASA Names 2024 Texas Teachers of the Year
TASA, which facilitates the Texas Teacher of the Year program, has named Texas’ top teachers for 2024. Taniece Thompson-Smith, a fifth-grade science teacher at Abilene ISD’s Stafford Elementary, was named the 2024 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. Naveen Cunha,...
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