The Leading Source is one year old today. We, the editors of ASBJ, couldn't be prouder. When I wrote the first entry last summer, none of us knew where this blog would take us.

Over the past year, we've written about nearly every topic of concern to educators and school leaders: achievement, school finance, student health, No Child Left Behind, bullying, technology, school security, and many, many more.

We've found that the blog allows us to write about the things that didn't make it in to our ASBJ articles. We're also able to talk about personal issues, something we're not able to do in the print magazine. Each editor has developed his or her own "blog" voice. Those diversity of voices are the strength of The Leading Source.

Diversity is going to be a theme here in the upcoming weeks. The September issue of ASBJ focuses on how schools and communities are dealing with immigration and diversity issues around the country. We'll be blogging about our stories and asking you to particpate in the discussion with us.

Happy birthday, The Leading Source! Let's blow out the candles and cut the cake.

Kathleen Vail, Managing Editor