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School Performance in Context: The Iceberg Effect 
HML Members: The following is an announcement of a news conference where the Horace Mann League (HML) and National Superintendents Roundtable (NSR) will release our recently developed international indicators reports. If you would like to share this announcement with local or regional news media, please cut and paste and send it to them by email and/or share it through other social media. You might wish to suggest that they alert their D.C. bureaus, if they have them. Click here for news conference announcement
HML - SNR Webinar on Friday, January 16, 2015.
Register for Free HML-NSR Webinar, Friday, January 16, 2015
Join members of the Horace Mann League and National Superintendents Roundtable for a free webinar, set for Friday, January 16, 2015, from 2 to 3 p.m. EST (11 to noon PST). The webinar will provide an overview of the indicators study set for release on January 20. It is an excellent opportunity to learn about the study, consider how you might comment locally on what it has to say, and/or take the initiative in your community. To view and participate, you will need to register. Follow this link and register today.
HML Annual Meeting and Luncheon, Make Reservations Now
The Horace Mann League invites you to join colleagues for the 95th annual League meeting and luncheon, set for 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friday, February 27, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in San Diego, site of the 2015 AASA National Conference. Join us in honoring, meeting, greeting, and learning from HML award recipients Pedro Noguera and Gene Carter. During the meeting, members of will be asked to approve updated organization Bylaws and will learn more about HML activities, recognize members who have contributed to the League, and thank sponsors. (Click here. Make your reservations now.)
The League's Outstanding Friend of Public Education Award
 Pedro Noguera will be recipient of the League's 2015 Outstanding Friend of Public Education Award. A professor of education at New York University, Noguera is a noted sociologist, researcher, and author. His scholarship focuses on ways schools can deal with social and economic conditions and demographic trends in a global context. He is a regular commentator on education issues for CNN, MSNBC, National Public Radio, and other media.
The League's Outstanding Public Educator Award
 Gene Carter will receive the League's Outstanding Public Educator Award. Recently retired as executive director and CEO of ASCD, Carter was the very first National Superintendent of the Year. Carter, who served as superintendent of the Norfolk Public Schools in Virginia for nine years, led ASCD's international expansion, advocating for the whole child and healthy school communities worldwide. Both Carter and Noguera started their education careers as teachers.
This event is more than a meeting. It is an opportunity to network with some of the most dedicated education leaders anywhere. Plan to come a little early. It's a moment you won't want to miss. Feel free to make reservations for friends and members of your family or education team.
The Horace Mann League Annual Meeting and Luncheon, Marriott Marquis Hotel, San Diego, Friday, February 27, 2015, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Click here. Make your reservations now.)
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The HML Officers and Directors
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President: Gary Marx, President, Center for Public Outreach, Vienna, VA
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President-elect: Charles Fowler, Exec. Dir., Suburban School Admin. Exeter, HN
Vice President: Christine Johns-Haines, Supt., Utica Community Schools, MI
1st Past President: Joe Hairston, President, Vision Unlimited, Reisterstown, MD
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| 2nd Past President: Mark Edwards, Supt., Mooresville Graded Schools, NC |
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Laurie Barron, Supt. of Schools, Evergreen School District, Kalispell , MT
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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
James Harvey, Exec. Dir., Superintendents Roundtable, WA
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
Kevin Maxwell, CEO, Prince George's County Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD
Stan Olson, Director, Silverback Learning, Boise, ID
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Steven Webb, Supt. of Schools, Vancouver School District, WA
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