Oct 27, 2023 | Executive Director's Blog
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...
Jun 30, 2023 | Executive Director's Blog
We may already be in our second special session of 2023, with more specials forecasted for summer and fall, but I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the 88th regular legislative session because it was definitely one for the history books. Our TASA...
Apr 21, 2023 | Executive Director's Blog
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...
Feb 16, 2023 | Executive Director's Blog
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...
Nov 7, 2022 | Executive Director's Blog
Let’s face it, the past two-plus years have been a challenge, though the word “challenge” may be the understatement of the century. We can wallow in that if we want (I certainly have done it more than my fair share) or we can celebrate that, in spite of the...
May 2, 2022 | Executive Director's Blog
Being an educator has never been easy. Educators are called to serve, so they instinctively put the needs of others ahead of their own. They spend countless hours designing lessons, grading work, coaching individual children, completing endless paperwork, dealing with...
