Omaha, Nebraska - AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech, visited with Mike Dulaney and spoke to the superintendents in the Nebraska Association of School Administrators about the aftermath to the national elections. Sequestration and ESEA reauthorization were topics of interest. School districts in Nebraska are concerned about potential efforts by the state to change the current retirement syst...

New Russian Law May Require Parents To Pay for Higher Level Classes St. Petersburg, Russia - The Gymnasium #11 School in St. Petersburg, Russia, has won many accolades for the achievement of its students. The "gymnasium" status is accorded to schools with the highest performance record and the schools are rewarded by receiving greater funding than other schools. However, many educators in R...

Preschool Investment Pays Off Moscow, Russia - This year's AASA's International Symposium is taking place in Russia and AASA President, Benny Gooden, along with AASA Executive Director, Dan Domenech and other members of the delegation met with Moscow Department of Education officials. Marina Smirnitskaya (to Dan's right in the picture) is the head of curriculum and instructional programs. M...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - It's been forty-two years since Jeff Bain was in this neck of the woods. He came over to Viet Nam as a twenty-two year old helicopter gunner in 1969 and experienced heavy combat for almost a year. Unlike many of his friends, Jeff was lucky, and he came home in one piece instead of in a body bag. He's known about this trip for almost a year, and until now he wasn't sure th...

Siem Reap, Cambodia - "It's amazing how children are the same all over the world. They all crave love and affection," says Ed Massey, NSBA President-elect and a participant in AASA's International Seminar. We are in an orphanage in Siem Reap, Cambodia, visiting the 50 children who live there. There is no government support for the orphanage. They operate with donations, so our group collects $3...