Associations brave risk of snowstorms canceling Capitol Hill visits; payoffs include more time for meetings, new session excitement Snowzilla stomped all over ASCD's fly-in in 2016. The professional association for educators called off its annual event well before the aptly named blizzard shut down Washington, D.C. ASCD has again scheduled its Leadership Institute for Legislative Advocacy in late January—and is hoping for better weather this year. Being an early bird has its advantages, according to David Griffith, senior director of government relations at ASCD (formerly known as the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development). "It's the beginning of the… Read More