This Week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: Kansas State Board addresses concerns over student privacy; Ohio state board may investigate cursive writing standards; Utah links some school funding to students’ reading proficiency; more… View Full Post

This week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: Utah State Board votes to transfer management of education trust; Florida board hires an interim state chief; Iowa State Board rejects stricter school start-date proposal; Eight California districts get NCLB waivers; more… View Full Post

Arlington, VA — Mary Lord, a member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education, was voted president-elect of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). Lord will begin her term of office as president-elect in January 2014 and then serve as president of the association in 2015. The membership also elected […]

Arlington, VA — Even as most states work hard to implement the Common Core State Standards in math and English language arts, much remains to be done in the way of aligned assessments, educator support, and continued evaluation of the standards’ broader impact on other policies. The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) […]

On the Road to the New State Board Member Institute I had no idea my first slide was going to turn out to be a laugh line. Let me explain: When you give a lot of speeches, you pretty much know when people are going to laugh. So as I prepared my presentation to board […]

Jeff Charbonneau, 2013 National Teacher of the Year, received a standing ovation for his keynote remarks on Sunday at the National Association of State Boards of Education Annual Conference in Arlington, Va., where he implored members of the education community to maintain a focus on teaching “students of all backgrounds, all abilities to be successful […]

Kansas State Board of Education member Ken Willard, an avowed conservative, explains why he supports the Common Core State Standards. View Full Article

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION The Mississippi State Board of Education seeks an individual with proven education reform leadership and previous successful professional experience to administer the Mississippi Department of Education and lead the state’s primary and secondary schools. The salary will be in the range of $300,000, plus an excellent state benefits package.  Final salary […]

This Week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: Iowa State Board weighs new rules on early start waivers; National Teacher of the Year poses questions at NASBE conference about the future of education; Indiana governor pulls state out of PARCC consortium; more… View Full Post

Arlington, Va. — Michael Flanagan, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education and chair of the state board of education, is being awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). The national award is given annually to a NASBE member in recognition of outstanding service to public education. […]