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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: Joe Hairston, President, Vision Unlimited, Reisterstown, MD
President-elect: Gary Marx, President, Center for Public Outreach, VA
Vice President: Charles Fowler, Executive Director, Suburban School Superintendents
1st Past President: Mark Edwards, Supt., Mooresville Graded Schools, NC
2nd Past President: Julie Underwood, Dean, Sch. of Ed. U. of WI, Madison, WI
3rd Past President: George Garcia, (ret.) Supt., Boulder Valley Schools, CO
4th Past President: 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
Charles Fowler, Exec. Dir., Suburban School Superintendents, NH
James Harvey, Exec. Dir., Superintendents Roundtable, WA
William Hite, Supt., Philadelphia City Public Schools, PA
Christine Johns, Superintendent, Sterling Heights, Michigan
Eric King, Superintendent, (Ret.) Muncie Public Schools, IN
Steven Ladd, Superintendent, Elk Grove Unified School District, Elk Grove, CA
Barry Lynn, Exec. Dir., Americans United, Washington, DC
Stan Olson, Superintendent, (Ret.) Boise Public Schools, ID
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.
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Proponents of online education-from Stanford University President John Hennessey to Hoover Institution researcher Terry Moe-speak of it hitting education with the force of a "tsunami." Presumably, they are referring to some kind of "good" tsunami, the type that produces creative destruction from which we all eventually benefit. But if implemented poorly by politicians who are looking to educate students on the cheap-always a distinct possibility-we will all suffer, poor and working-class kids particularly.
A new report from Maryland's Education Department to the legislature says that the vast majority of schools in many of the state's counties are not technologically prepared to give new online Common Core-aligned standardized tests and that at least $100 million will have to be spent by 2015 to get ready.
As one of the most popular trends in education in recent memory, you've undoubtedly heard of the flipped classroom. But what is it about a classroom that's been flipped that makes it unique? A flipped classroom is one where students are introduced to content at home, and practice working through it at school.
Ever notice that the "problem" with American education appears to be everywhere except with the US Department of Education (USDOE)? I find this rather remarkable given that American education has been subjected to twelve years of a combination of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Race to the Top (RTTT).
As students and teachers head back to school all over the country, we wanted to share some ideas on how Flipboard can be helpful this school year. We've found that educators are doing this a lot-for class reading assignments, student projects and their own enlightenment.
What Andragogy means and which are Knowles' 5 assumptions of Adult Learners? Are you familiar with Knowles' 4 Principles Of Andragogy? At the following post at the link above you will find several highly recommended resources on Malcolm Knowles' Adult Learning Theory. 
At this time of year, the test scores of high school students from around the world are released. U.S. student performance on the Program of International Student Assessment (PISA) math, reading and science tests are compared to their peers from 55 countries. And every year we hear how our kids scored at the "average" level, seemingly falling further behind a half-dozen or more countries.
Money talks. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has plenty of money to promote what it thinks and says is important. A $40 million grant by the Gates Foundation to the Pittsburgh Public Schools is in jeopardy because the foundation is upset with the lack of an agreement between the school district and the teachers' union over a core element of the grant.
Homeschooling in America