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Dr. Kim Alexander to Receive Prestigious Golden Deeds for Education Award
Dr. Kim Alexander, CEO of Collegiate Edu-Nation, will soon join a select group of distinguished Texans to receive the Golden Deeds Award, considered the most coveted award in the field of Texas education and the highest recognition for distinguished service to...
2022 TASA Executive Office Elections Underway
The election process for TASA Executive Committee positions representing even-numbered regions is underway. Four members who are eligible to serve another term have notified the TASA office of their intent to seek re-election. Six members who will complete their...
TASA Names Recipients of 2022 Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship
TASA has named the 2022 recipients of its Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship, which has been awarded annually since 2014 to outstanding doctoral students pursuing careers in educational leadership, with particular emphasis on the superintendency. The recipients were...
Executive Director’s Blog
Public Education – and Educators – are Core to Our Democracy
Recently, an elected state leader told me that public education, like health care, has long been on the fringe of what the government should be involved with. In other words, public education is not really a core function of our government. I couldn’t disagree more....
Teacher Appreciation Week is Coming!
Teachers have a special place in my heart. They are part of my DNA … literally. Both of my parents taught in public schools, including my mom, who taught at my elementary school. They were my first teachers, and they instilled in me the importance of service to others...
Show Legislators Your ESSER Funding Plans
District Leaders, Thank you for all the work you’re doing on behalf of Texas students! We have an important request regarding federal education stimulus dollars. As you know, with the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the total amount of federal COVID relief funds...
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H.T. Sanchez Selected as Texas Nominee for 2022 National Superintendent of the Year
Plainview ISD Superintendent H.T. Sanchez, Ed.D., has been selected by TASA as Texas’ nominee for 2022 National Superintendent of the Year, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Sanchez has served as superintendent of Plainview ISD, a...
TASA Names 2022 Texas Teachers of the Year
TASA, which facilitates the Texas Teacher of the Year program, has named Texas’ top teachers for 2022. Jennifer Han, a fourth-grade teacher from McAllen ISD, is the 2022 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. Ramon Benavides, a biology teacher from Ysleta ISD, is the...
TASA Names 2021 Outstanding School Board
TASA has named the Aledo ISD Board of Trustees the 2021 Outstanding School Board — the top honor in the TASA School Board Awards program, which has honored Texas school boards that have demonstrated commitment to their students and to their communities since 1971. The...
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