Mar 5, 2021 | Executive Director's Blog
When I was in college at the University of Texas, I majored in government and minored in history. For three of my years as an undergrad, I worked as a runner at a law firm in downtown Austin. Each day, I would walk from my dorm room to the law firm. The Capitol...
Dec 21, 2020 | Executive Director's Blog
Please press play to watch my recorded message to TASA members and other school leaders. -TASA Executive Director Kevin Brown, Ed.D. READ MORE...
Nov 20, 2020 | Executive Director's Blog
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Hands down. While I like all of the holidays, there is just something special about Thanksgiving. Maybe that is thanks to my mother. One of the many lessons she taught me was gratitude. No, she never sat me down and said, “Kevin,...
Nov 3, 2020 | Executive Director's Blog
The first time I voted, I skipped down the ballot and voted for one person: my father, who was running for city council. He was unopposed, but it felt good because he is a great man and, well, he is my dad. Along with my father, many of our close family friends were...
Aug 24, 2020 | Executive Director's Blog
Several years ago, during the recognition of TASA Honorary Life members, a superintendent was walking across the stage when Commissioner of Education Robert Scott stepped to the microphone. He said, “You know, you have been superintendent of the same school district...
