The Horace Mann League of the USA
 
Greetings! 
Welcome to the January 21, 2013, edition of the Horace Mann League Blog. 

HML Annual Meeting, Friday, February 22, 2013, 11:45 to 1:30 pm, J.W. Marriott Hotel, Los Angels, CA.  Click here for the HML Annual Meeting and Luncheon Meeting Registration Form

Mark Edwards, President, The Horace Mann League of the U.S.A.
Jack McKay, Executive Director, The Horace Mann League of the U.S.A.

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This week's postings:
The 91st Horace Mann League Annual Meeting is set for Friday, February 22, 2013, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Los Angles, from 11:45 am to 1:30 pm.  Featured speakers are Senator Mark Warner, from Virginia, and Dr. Tom Payzant, former Boston Superintendent and Assistant Secretary of Education in the US Dept. of Education.

  

Will longer school year help or hurt US students?

"Whether educators have more time to enrich instruction or students have more time to learn how to play an instrument and write computer code, adding meaningful in-school hours is a critical investment that better prepares children to be successful in the 21st century,"  

  

AFT Endorses Garfield Teachers' Test Boycott 

Thank you for taking a courageous stand against the fixation on high-stakes testing and its harmful impact on our ability to give our students the high-quality public education they deserve.

  

5 Ways Michelle Rhee's Report Puts Students Last

The report pushes policies that are either untested or disproven - but happen to be welcome in the halls of right-wing think tanks and politicians.

 

. . . some dropout prevention strategies have found little support in research, including two that are common in many districts: elaborate data collection and analysis as well as behavior and social skills programs for older (rather than younger) students.
 
A school district is under no obligation under a federal disability-rights law to provide special education services to a Maryland student enrolled exclusively in a private religious school, a federal appeals court has ruled. 

  

. . .  the Education Tax Credit Program would divert taxpayer funds to religious schools in violation of the state constitution.

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About Us
The Horace Mann League of the USA is an honorary society that promotes the ideals of Horace Mann by advocating for public education as the cornerstone of our democracy.

 

Officers:
President: Mark Edwards, Supt., Mooresville Graded Schools, NC
President-elect: Joe Hairston, (ret.) Supt., Baltimore County Public Schools, MD
Vice President: Gary Marx, President, Center for Public Outreach, VA
Past President: Julie Underwood, Dean, Sch. of Ed. U. of WI, Madison, WI
2nd Past Pres: George Garcia, (ret.) Supt., Boulder Valley Schools, CO
3rd Past Pres: Steve Rasmussen, Supt., Issaquah School District, WA

 

Directors:
Martha Bruckner, Supt., Council Bluffs Community Schools, IA
Evelyn Blose-Holman, (ret.) Superintendent, Bay Shore Schools, NY
Carol Choye, Instructor, Bank Street College, NY
Brent Clark, Exec. Dir., Illinois Assoc. of School Admin. IL
Linda Darling Hammond, Professor of Education, Stanford U. CA
Nancy DeFord, Supt. (Ret.) Park City Schools, UT
Charles Fowler, Exec. Dir., Suburban School Superintendents, NH
James Harvey, Exec. Dir., Superintendents Roundtable, WA
William Hite, Supt., Philadelphia City Public Schools, PA
Dwight Jones, Supt., Clark County Public Schools, NV
Eric King, Supt., (Ret.) Muncie Public Schools, IN
Barry Lynn, Exec. Dir., Americans United, Washington, DC
Stan Olson, Supt. (Ret.) Boise Public Schools, ID
Douglas Otto, Assoc.Prof.,Ed. Ad., University of North Texas, TX

 

Executive Director:
Jack McKay, Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 
560 Rainier Lane, Port Ludlow, WA 98365 (360) 821 9877
 
To become a member of the HML, click here to download an application.