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Indicators Report, School Performance in Context:The Iceberg Effect Now Available on Horace Mann League Web Site. Direct link to PDF versions, Click here.
 At a January 20 news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the Horace Mann League (HML) and National Superintendents Roundtable (NSR) released School Performance in Context: The Iceberg Effect. The multi-year study reveals that average scores on international assessments are inadequate, reflecting a far less than complete picture of how students and a nation's schools performing. Too often, international assessment results compare apples and oranges, since each nation's education system is different. Some of those nations are quite small with little diversity and few students. Other nations are large and highly diverse, for example.
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View and download copies of the full report, summary report, news release, and video clips. click here. Provide links to the reports on your web site. Share copies of links with staff and community. Discuss what it has to say and its implications for your education system.
The Iceberg Effect
 Of the nine countries included in the Iceberg study, the U.S. has the highest average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. Unfortunately the country also is a leader among those nine nations in economic inequity, social stress, and a lack of support for young families. Scores, ratings, and rankings from those international assessments have made our education systems seem like they are in a horserace with other countries. The nation has also developed a scoreboard mentality that leads many people to believe that they can get education scores the same way they get box scores for football, basketball, baseball, and hockey games. It isn't that easy.
News Release in Washington, DC
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Joe Hairston, Charles Fowler, Jim Harvey, Janet Robinson, Jack McKay, Rich Bagin and Gary Marx
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Members of the HML-NSR Indicators Task Force did presentations and responded to questions both at the news conference and at a meeting of the Learning First Alliance (LFA) the following day. LFA is a group that includes top leaders from major national education associations. Those who made remarks included: HML President-Elect Chuck Fowler, Immediate Past President Joe Hairston, Executive Director Jack McKay, President Gary Marx, Superintendent Janet Robinson, and HML Board Member and NSR Executive Director Jim Harvey, who served as lead researcher and writer of the full report. National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Executive Director Rich Bagin and Carolyn Bagin, President of Clear Communications, wrote and designed the summary report as a service to the Horace Mann League. As a service, each HML member has received or will receive a copy of that version of the report.
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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