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The subtext of so much of the NCAA selection committee's questionable snubs, seedings, & placements of Big East teams over the past several years is the P4 effort to undermine the BE's competitive advantage in using most of their House money on basketball. @BIGEASTMBB

@OdjHoops Overtime victories apparently no longer count in the win column.

24-8 Villanova didn't beat a top 50 Kenpom opponent in regulation the entire season

School Leaders Must Protect Their Own Well-Being. Here Are the 3 Areas to Watch (Opinion) buff.ly/NWDEu9e @NAESP

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When students reach big goals, great principals celebrate in big ways! Moments like this remind us that great principals inspire learning, joy, and community, every single day! That’s the @NAESP difference. #WeAreNAESP #NAESP26 @julie_hornby

Raising Money Smart Kids buff.ly/pKAS1he @NAESP

iPads in Kindergarten, YouTube on Breaks: The School Screen-Time Battle buff.ly/RtsrCQx @NAESP

@SethDavisHoops Any issues with putting the Big East's top 2 teams in the same region? It's always something to ding the BE.

Seeing outrage in some nyc media quarters over St. John's getting a 5 seed. I thought they could sneak onto the 4 line but keep in mind their best noncon win was over Baylor on a neutral court. They went 2-1 vs UConn but Big East was meh and their predictive metrics were in the 16/17 range. So it aligns pretty well with a 5 seed. I expected a 4 but would have been shocked at a 3. A quibble, perhaps, but hardly cause for outrage. Though I love the action!

@RalphVacchiano And a 5 seed for winning BET. Purdue wins their conference tournament and jumps from #18 to a 2 seed.

Win the Big East … then get sent as far west as possible and shoved in a bracket with UConn and Duke. Hard to remember a Big East Champ getting screwed quite like this.

@Thibadome And #18 Purdue wins the Big 10 championship and jumps all the way to a 2 seed.

Just to confirm I am understanding things here…Saint John’s was ranked #13 in the country, then ran through the entire Big East Tournament dominating everyone along the way, including a beatdown of #6 UCONN, and they are now seeded as a team that is somewhere between 17-20???

@HoopsWeiss The P4 conferences have it out for the Big East when it comes to selection time. If it's not stiffing our deserving teams, it's other things. This year, they put the BE top 2 teams into the same bracket. The only conference they did this to near as I can tell.

when evaluating the Big East, hope the committee realizes Jay Wright and Danny Hurley have combined to win four national championships since 2016. The Big Ten has not hung a banner since 2000. when I see st. john's as a 5 after winning the BE regular season and the BET, don't tell me the power conferences don't have enormous influence over seeding.

Behind every thriving school is a strong principal—creating conditions for students to succeed. As @efranksnaesp reminds us, supporting principals is an investment in the future of public education. @naesp #PublicSchoolProud

Across the country, principals just like Equetta are sharing ideas, lifting each other up, and strengthening schools together! A national network intentionally built for Pre-K–8 leaders…that’s the @NAESP difference. #WeAreNAESP #NAESP26

@HoopsWeiss And we can go back to not having to worry about losing to DePaul. Big relief.

now that the dust has settled on Villanova's unexpected Big East tournament loss to Georgetown, we can still say the Cats are lucky to have Kevin Willard as their coach. 24 wins and a trip to the dance. not bad for starters.

Rep. Kevin Kiley, chairman of the House Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee, switches party affiliation to Independent buff.ly/UZOSf4Q Will still conference with Republicans. @NAESP

The @NAESP Center for Middle-Level Leadership is hosting a virtual meetup on March 18, 2 p.m. E.T. Join fellows @cturnbull15 and @ForsythKaty. Register here: naesp.org/event/meeting-…

Survey: 60% of Teachers Used AI This Year and Saved up to 6 Hours of Work a Week buff.ly/2fExcmP @NAESP

A beautifully written case for why physical textbooks are so much better for learning than the online distractions that have replaced them. From Sophie Winkleman and @drdavidajames spectator.com/article/textbo…

It's hiring season! Use narrative theory to find the best fit for your school. #PrincipalMag