Articles in this issue

• Education leaders decry further budget cuts
  Teachers, parents and school officials draw attention to the impact of budget cuts and the need to prevent further erosion of funding to education.
• ACSA presents ESEA positions in Washington
  ACSA delegates visit D.C. to present the association’s recommendations on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
• Secondary Principal of the Year: Doing whatever it takes
  Meet Jon Hurst, principal of Elsinore High School in Lake Elsinore Unified School District, ACSA’s 2011 Secondary Principal of the Year.
• Elementary Principal of the Year: Turning vision into reality
  Meet Jacqueline O’Sullivan, former principal of Birney Elementary School in Redondo Beach USD, ACSA’s 2011 Elementary Principal of the Year.
• ACSA testifies at pension hearing
  The newly formed Joint Legislative Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions is developing recommendations for reform legislation next year.
• Action taken on education-related bills
  Legislative action is recounted on 2011 session bills related to employer-employee relations, governance, and career technical education.