Every Child Counts Symposium 2019

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ACSA Every Student Succeeding 2019

ACSA honored 21 students from California's public schools for overcoming tremendous adversity to get to where they are today at the Every Student Succeeding luncheon. Nearly 1,000 people gathered in S

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Deaf immigrant finds new home, new languages

Learning a new language is always a challenge. But when Ali Hussain moved to the United States from Pakistan, he needed to learn two languages: English and American Sign Language. Born deaf, Ali had l

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Twins with autism keep on dancing

Keanen and Keion Evans are the star mascots at Winship Middle School in Eureka. But there was a time when the twins could not be in a gym, let alone perform a high volume dance routine. Diagnosed with

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Finding life after loss

There is no good age to lose a parent. Daniel Morozov lost both his father and his mother in the span of just 24 hours. Finding a sense of normalcy would prove challenging. But thanks to the love and

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Calexico student has new lease on life

Marbella Cruz never thought she would live to see her 17th birthday. After a childhood filled with trauma, she battled depression and anxiety which led to multiple suicide attempts. But thanks to the

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ACSA Legislative Session 2019 Update

It was a busy end to the 2019 California legislative session with plenty of education bills on the docket. Naj Alikhan and Edgar Zazueta look at the highlights of the session and what this means for e

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Gonzales student battles lupus and graduates

Cindy Aguilar-Castaneda is the pride of Gonzales. During her four years at Gonzales High School, she did everything from tennis team to jazz band to classes at Hartnell College to the Gonzales Youth C

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Visalia teenage mother succeeds for young daughter

Haley Keeling will never forget the first time she held her daughter, Dalia. She was just sixteen years old when she gave birth. This beautiful story looks at a teenage mother from Vislia Unified Scho

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Student finds support after unspeakable tragedy

Leo Chavez was just six years old when his father murdered his mother. Leo was left in the care of his 22-year-old sister, Katia. But to overcome this tragedy, he would need help from the entire commu

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Student with autism graduates as valedictorian

Congratulations to Cory Suzuki in Los Angeles Unified School District who was named class valedictorian this year at Gardena High. Cory was diagnosed with autism at age 4 and overcame many obstacles e

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4th Grader Beats Brain Tumor And Never Gives Up On School

Congratulations to Claremont Unified School District student Alexandra Savage who was diagnosed with #medulloblastoma brain cancer just before starting 4th grade at Condit Elementary. Now in remission

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Star quarterback beats brain cancer and graduates

Keannu Linnell was Mr. All-American. He was a three-sport athlete including quarterback at Lathrop High. But in December of 2016, Keannu was diagnosed with brain cancer. Find out how he overcame insur

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Transgender superintendent has a servant's heart

Peninsula Union School District Superintendent-Principal Lark Doolan is the first openly transgender public school superintendent in the country.

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ACSA 2019-2020 President-elect Linda Kaminiski

ACSA President-elect Linda Kaminski spoke with educational leaders in Sacramento about her version for the association. Kaminski will take over for current ACSA President Holly Edds on July 1st.

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ACSA News: Legislative Action Day 2019

Hundreds of ACSA members gathered at the State Capitol to advocate for the needs of California's 6.2 million public school students. This year's agenda focused on school funding, mental health awarene

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ACSA Superintendents' Symposium 2019

More than 600 superintendents from across the state of California traveled to Monterey for ACSA's annual Superintendents' Symposium. Find out why so many educators say this is the conference you shoul

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New CA State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Speaks to ACSA Superintendents

New State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond joined us at the ACSA Superintendents Symposium this past week to discuss his goals for public education in California. Find out about his

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Superintendents and Social Media

Why should school leaders embrace social media? Hear from one superintendent who knows...

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Lisa Gonzales: 2017 ACSA President

ACSA’s 2017-18 year is historic. Assuming the presidency is Lisa Marie Gonzales, assistant superintendent for educational services in Dublin Unified School District, who has been on the Board of Dire

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Wes Smith on Life/Work Balance at ACSA Leadership Assembly

ACSA Executive Director Wes Smith shares his own powerful story of his journey to finding life/work balance. After years of neglecting self-care in the greater effort to serve CA students, Wes shares

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