For Immediate Release: May 7, 2020 Contact: Renee Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 Reopening Schools Requires Evidence-Based Strategies for Facilities Preparation Alexandria, VA – As state leaders prepare for the reopening of school buildings, the health and safety of students and staff is foremost on their minds. A new NASBE policy update argues that these leaders must […]

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For Immediate Release: April 30, 2020 Contact: Renee Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 State Boards Have Role to Play in Supporting Child Care Providers during COVID-19 Alexandria, VA – Early education and child care centers both large and small are facing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. At least 20 states have ordered child […]

For Immediate Release: April 29, 2020 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 Alexandria, VA – Today, NASBE partnered with CCSSO in sending a letter to Congress urging a significant increase funding for the Education Stabilization Fund, including increases for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. President and CEO Robert Hull made this statement: […]

NASBE today joined 52 other national organizations in sending a letter to Congress in support of the Educational Connections Act of 2020. President and CEO Robert Hull comments: “The ‘homework gap’ has been a longstanding education issue that has only intensified as millions of students and teacher engage in remote learning amidst widespread school closures. […]

For Immediate Release: April 22, 2020 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 State Guidance Addresses Equity Implications of Distance Learning during COVID-19 Alexandria, VA—According to a new policy update from NASBE, nearly every state has issued guidance to help schools implement continuous learning for students and adapt to a variety of needs and circumstances amidst […]

For Immediate Release: April 14, 2020 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 State Boards Waive Pandemic-Related Obstacles to Graduation Analysis highlights key features in state guidance. Alexandria, Va.—When schools across the country closed their doors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, states acted quickly to suspend end-of-year assessments and amend graduation requirements for high school […]

For Immediate Release: March 27, 2020 Contact: Renee Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 NASBE President Comments on CARES Act Alexandria, VA – Upon President Donald Trump’s signing of the CARES Act this afternoon, NASBE President and CEO Robert Hull made the following statement: “On behalf of state boards of education everywhere NASBE thanks our congressional leaders and […]

NASBE has made the difficult decision to cancel its upcoming Legislative Conference, March 22-24, 2020, in Washington, DC, with the full support of our executive committee. We share your concerns over the spread of COVID-19, so we canceled the conference out of an abundance of caution. We know that our members, colleagues, and friends look […]

For Immediate Release: March 9, 2020 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 State Boards Can Be Lead Policy Actors in Preventing Youth Suicide Alexandria, VA – Between 2007 and 2017, the suicide rate among young people ages 10-24 rose by 56 percent, making it the second leading cause of death in the United States for […]