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		<title>School Principal Recruitment and Training Act is Reinvigorated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Karhuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[School Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assistant principal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instructional leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mentoring]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As federal policymakers are finally beginning to understand that great schools cannot exist without great principals, NASSP is very pleased that Sen. Al Franken (D-CA) and Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) reintroduced the School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (S. 840/H.R. 1736) last week. The bill, which had not been reintroduced during the 112th Congress, serves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action Alert on FAA Sequester Cuts &#8211; RESTORE ALL SEQUESTER CUTS!</title>
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		<comments>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/04/action-alert-on-faa-sequester-cuts-restore-all-sequester-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacki Ball</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is growing sentiment to do a sequester fix just for the FAA air traffic controllers – possibly with votes TODAY in Senate! Members of the Senate need to hear from us that education is and will also be cut and these cuts are hurting kids and college students.  Education is as important as airline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEARN Act to Create Comprehensive Federal Literacy Program</title>
		<link>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/04/learn-act-to-create-comprehensive-federal-literacy-program/</link>
		<comments>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/04/learn-act-to-create-comprehensive-federal-literacy-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacki Ball</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adolescent Literacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce that Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) reintroduced the Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation, or “LEARN” Act (S. 758) in the Senate.  The LEARN Act will support comprehensive state and local literacy programs to ensure that children from birth to grade twelve have the reading and writing skills necessary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invitation to NASSP Capitol Hill Briefing on May 2nd</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Karhuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[School Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college/career ready]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Alliance for Excellent Education and the National Association of Secondary School Principals Invite You to Attend a Briefing Transitioning to College- and Career-Ready Standards: The Role of School Leaders Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (ET) 902 Hart Senate Office Building (Lunch available at 11:30 a.m.; program begins promptly at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President’s Budget Steers Money Toward School Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacki Ball</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On April 10, President Obama released his FY14 budget proposal, which seeks an increase of $3.1 billion over last year’s pre-sequester enacted level. In K-12 education, the president proposed increased funding for school leadership and competitive grant programs. Signaling a renewed focus on the principalship, the president requested $98 million for the School Leadership program—a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASSP Advocacy Update &#8211; April 2013</title>
		<link>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/04/nassp-advocacy-update-april-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/04/nassp-advocacy-update-april-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Karhuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adolescent Literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elementary and Secondary Education Act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[High School Reform]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Graduation Promise Act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mentoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[principal preparation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Striving Readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success in the Middle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Elementary and Secondary Education Act Senate HELP Committee Hearing on ESEA Flexibility Waivers The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee kicked off its most recent attempt to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by holding a hearing in February to examine the state flexibility waivers that are available under the current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCLB Waiver Report Prompts Discussion on Reauthorization</title>
		<link>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/03/nclb-waiver-report-prompts-discussion-on-reauthorization/</link>
		<comments>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/03/nclb-waiver-report-prompts-discussion-on-reauthorization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacki Ball</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elementary and Secondary Education Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report from the Center on Education Policy (CEP) describes states’ early experiences of implementing the NCLB waivers.  A majority of the deputy chief state school officers who were surveyed for the report believe that the flexibility waivers will do a better job of addressing accountability and identifying schools in need of improvement than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASSP Supports New Bill to Transform Education through Technology</title>
		<link>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/03/nassp-supports-new-bill-to-transform-education-through-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/03/nassp-supports-new-bill-to-transform-education-through-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Karhuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college/career ready]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EETT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/?p=1799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since Congress eliminated funding for the federal Enhancing Education through Technology (EETT) program in FY 2011, schools have struggled to pay for new handheld devices, education software, and training for school leaders and teachers on how to use technology to personalize the learning environment for each student. As these skills become more important in our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASSP Specialist for School Safety Testifies before Congress</title>
		<link>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/03/nassp-specialist-for-school-safety-testifies-before-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/03/nassp-specialist-for-school-safety-testifies-before-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Karhuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[School Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/?p=1791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1997, Bill Bond was the principal of Heath High School in Paducah, KY when one of his students brought 5 guns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition into the school and shot eight students, killing three girls. That experience prompted him to reach out to other schools that were going through the same situation, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Principals Share Concerns on New Teacher Evaluation Systems under ESEA Flexibility Waivers</title>
		<link>http://nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy/2013/03/principals-share-concerns-on-new-teacher-evaluation-systems-under-esea-flexibility-waivers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacki Ball</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elementary and Secondary Education Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High School Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon principals at Ignite 2013 shared their concerns with officials from the Department of Education on ESEA waivers.  Officials from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education welcomed the opportunity to hear from principals on the ground who are dealing with the multiple components of the waivers.  Principals from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Illinois, Maryland [...]]]></description>
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