Principal to Principal: Conversations in Servant Leadership (Second Edition), edited by Joseph (Rocky) Wallace with contributions by Jenny Ray, is a story that chronicles a school principal’s first year at the helm, and how she navigates the array of challenges with the help of a veteran retiring principal. The chapter by chapter scenarios and conversations between the two inspire the reader to embrace servant leadership as a lifestyle that changes lives, and creates a culture of care in a school community. Published by Rowman & Littlefield.
Authors Guild Releases Statement on AI Licensing for Authors
The Authors Guild released a statement on December 12, 2024 stating that they believe “it is crucial that authors, not publishers or tech companies, have control over the licensing of AI rights,” and that “Authors must be able to choose whether they want to allow their works to be used by AI and under what terms.”
The statement includes six sections, including:
- AI Training Is Not Covered Under Standard Publishing Agreement
- Subsidiary Rights Do Not Include AI Rights
- Authors Retain Copyright
- Publishers Must Seek Author Permission
- Publisher Compensation Depends on AI Licensing Role
- Authors Should Get Majority Share in AI Licensing Deals
2025 TAA Conference Bookstore Featured Book: ‘School Safety: True Stories and Solutions from School Leaders’
School Safety: True Stories and Solutions from School Leaders, edited by Joseph (Rocky) F. Wallace, Valerie Flanagan, and Robin Magruder, is a transparent look at the diverse mix of safety issues school administrators face every day. The wisdom shared in how these real events were handled with fast thinking and care for all parties makes this read a helpful resource for any educator.
2025 TAA Conference Bookstore Featured Book: ‘Social Emotional Learning and Servant Leadership: True Stories from the Classroom’
Social Emotional Learning and Servant Leadership: True Stories from the Classroom edited by Joseph (Rocky) F. Wallace, Valerie Flanagan, and Robin Magruder, is a collection of real experiences, written by faculty and alumni of Campbellsville University’s School of Education. This collection illustrate sthe diverse needs of P-12 students, and the interventions that can make a life-changing difference in their young lives.
Helen Sword Launches Substack Thread, ScholarStack
Writer, Scholar and Award-winning Teacher Helen Sword has launched a Substack thread called ScholarStack to help LinkedIn academics who write on Substack or subscribe to the newsletters of fellow academics. ScholarStack is “compendium of newsletters by, for, and about academic writers and writing.” Learn more or subscribe
2025 TAA Conference Bookstore Featured Book: ‘Government Contracting: Ethical Promises and Perils in Public Procurement’
This third edition of Government Contracting: Ethical Promises and Perils in Public Procurement by William Sims Curry incorporates research-based best practices, real-world procurement fraud cases, and offers recommendations for deterring fraud. This textbook is aimed at public administration, policy and procurement, along with public procurement postgraduate students and academics working in the fields of public administration, policy and procurement.