2011 AASA National Conference on Education - Denver, CO - Feb 17-19

The National Conference on Education is the annual meeting of current and aspiring school system leaders in the United States, including superintendents, principals, cabinet members, and directors. The conference will address critical issues affecting public education, including education reform, federal funding for education, budgeting in the new economy and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Education reporters are encouraged to attend for the latest information on national trends and issues affecting education and leadership, including assessment and accountability issues, student achievement, teacher pay, fiscal operations strategies and cost-containment practices, and superintendent/school board relations.

Keynote speakers are:

• Michael Fullan, professor emeritus, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
• Diane Ravitch, research professor of Education, New York University; and senior fellow, Brookings Institute and author.
• Darrell Scott, author; founder of Rachel’s Challenge; speaker; and the father of Columbine High School victim Rachel Scott.

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If you can't be at the conference in person, you can follow the conference at www.twitter.com/#NCE11 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AASApage. Online coverage including photos of the National Superintendent of the Year and keynote speakers will be posted at www.aasa.org.