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New Podcast from AERO: Public Democratic Education Pioneer Dave Lehman!
Dave Lehman is a sometimes, unsung pioneer in public democratic education. He had the rare background of helping to found an independent democratic school before becoming one of the first to found a public democratic school in Ithaca, New York. It is now named after him, the Lehman Alternative Community School. We were fortunate to have him as a guest for this AERO podcast . Is it possible to have a democratic public school? Listen and find out! Not only will he be a keynoter for the AERO conference on June 28-July 1 at LIU/Post Campus, NY, but at the conference we will have the launch of his new book, A Principal’s Notebook: Lessons for Today From a Pioneering Public School. Dave will sign his books at the AERO Conference. You can preorder them here and you will receive it before the conference

You can listen to the podcast here .

CORRECTION: Since last week's announcement we realized that Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" is actually the #1 TED talk ever with an astounding 51 million views. Also, we are extending the special rate for the conference in honor of Sir Ken Robinson. It will then go higher until the conference. Contact us directly ASAP with any special requests. Replying to the e news only goes to us. Ed

To see the rate  go to registration . No code is necessary.

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What Happened When I Committed to Loving My Students Unconditionally
By Kyle Redford

Many teachers talk about loving their students. In fact, I have made bold announcements to everyone—from my colleagues to my friends and family—about loving my students every year that I have taught. But did I really love them? All of them? Every single student? Not really .
A Deadly School Year: 35 People Killed in School Shootings
By  Denisa R. Superville  and  Evie Blad

Is this inevitable?

It had been just 93 days since the last mass shooting at an American school when 10 people—eight students and two teachers—were gunned down at Santa Fe High School.

Read the rest here .
Educator, author Wayne Jennings offers hope
By Joe Nathan

Wayne Jennings is a godsend for families seeking a truly personalized, individualized education for their youngsters. As I think back over years of writing for ECM newspapers, I remember parents, students and grandparents who’ve contacted me from Anoka to Farmington, Little Falls to Caledonia, each was looking for something different. Each would find in Jennings’ new book, “School Transformation,” descriptions of real public schools that are delivering on the promise of public education.

Read the rest here .
A New Registration Scholarship!

Just as we gave away the last AERO Conference scholarship we received one more, as a long-time AERO member and attendee discovered he needed surgery just at the time of the conference. So he donated his registration as another scholarship. Contact us directly by replying to this e news if interested. It only goes to us.

Some Questions for Attendees and Potential Attendees:

If you need to stay off campus and are driving contact us. We have some arrangements.

Let us know if you have a group or particular needs to go to the conference. We don't want people to miss this one!

If you want to volunteer at the conference for a reduced rate, just reply to this post to respond. It only goes to us.

Why You should go to the AERO Conference

People brainstormed their top ten list of why they go to the conference, and gave us great words of support.  Click here to see a few of those quotes and lists.


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