For Immediate Release: November 9, 2015 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 NASBE Urges Congress to Keep Student Data Privacy Language in ESEA Reauthorization Alexandria, Va. – NASBE joined several national education groups in urging Congress to keep language that creates a committee on student data privacy in its final ESEA reauthorization bill.  The statement is excerpted […]

For Immediate Release: November 2, 2015 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, 703-740-4841, renee.lang@nasbe.org NASBE Joins National Education Groups to Continue to Push Congress to Get ESEA Done Alexandria, Va. − It’s time for Congress to finish the job of revising No Child Left Behind and not let another school year go by under the old law, […]

For Immediate Release: October 29, 2015 Contact: Renée Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 NASBE Membership Elects New Leaders to Its Board of Directors Jim McNiece of Kansas Becomes NASBE President in 2016, Jay Barth of Arkansas Will Serve as President-Elect, Scott Johnson as Secretary-Treasurer Alexandria, Va. — The National Association of State Boards of Education is […]

NASBE’s Annual Conference 2015 is behind us now: We are unpacking boxes, writing thank-you notes to our presenters, and brainstorming a long list of great ideas for future conferences and NASBE work. The consensus around here is “Gosh, what a fun, informative, and relevant conference that was!” And, that is just what we were hoping […]

For Immediate Release: October 22, 2015 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-244-9954 NASBE Releases Study Group Reports on Leadership Development and Career Readiness Baltimore, Md. – The National Association of State Boards of Education released two new reports today outlining ways state boards of education can improve school leadership development and ensure students are “career-ready” […]

For Immediate Release: September 15, 2015 Contact: Renée Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 NASBE’s State Education Standard Urges State Policymakers to Take Fresh Look at Preparing Teachers and Leaders Alexandria, VA – The National Association of State Boards of Education today released the fall issue of its journal, The State Education Standard. This edition explores the many ways […]

The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) seeks applicants to join a network of state boards of education dedicated to improving school climate and student discipline. The State Initiatives to Improve School Climate and Discipline stipend project expands NASBE’s mission to strengthen the capacity of state boards of education to promote excellence in the education […]

For Immediate Release: August 6, 2015 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 Alexandria, VA. – Last week, education leaders from across the United States gathered at the White House to discuss the troubling state of discipline practices in public schools. New data from the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) estimates that over 3 million students […]

For Immediate Release: July 23, 2015 Contact: Renée Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 NASBE Policy Update: State Boards Can Bring Clarity to Opt Out Controversy Alexandria, Va. — As parents increasingly ask to opt their children out of standardized tests, state boards of education are sometimes unsure whether and how to respond. A new NASBE Policy […]

The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) seeks applicants to join a collaborative network of state boards of education dedicated to the implementation of a leadership model for a standards-based education system. The “Leading a Standards-Based System: Alignment Policy to Standards Stipend” initiative expands NASBE’s mission to strengthen the capacity of state boards […]