On May 13, 2013, NASBE sent a letter to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), ranking member of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, for greater investments in education […]

NASBE policy update from September 2012 cited as source in article that examines what states teach cursive writing and how it is taught in New Jersey. View Full Article

Article in the Camarillo (Calif.) Acorn asks “Could technology hit delete on cursive writing?” NASBE Senior Communications Manager Steve Berlin tries to help answer that question. View Full Article

NASBE joined eight other health and education organizations, led by the American Lung Association, to issue a joint statement on improving asthma management in schools. NASBE has long supported the need for clean air in schools in the belief that students cannot succeed in school if they are continually absent due to illness. According to […]

Last February my son’s school had a fundraiser on Valentines Day. Called “A Crush for a Crush”, students had the option to purchase an Orange Crush to send to another student for a mere $1.
Cute, huh? But technically illegal.

NASBE President Patrick Guida discusses changes at NASBE in the last year as part of a larger feature about changes in several nation education organizations headquartered in the D.C. area. View Full Article

NASBE policy update and Senior Communications Manager Steve Berlin cited in article about the value of cursive writing. View Full Post

NASBE Policy Update – The Handwriting Debate – cited in Salt Lake Tribune article about cursive instruction. View Full Article

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NASBE Chief Knowledge Officer David Kysilko  is cited for his knowledge of state education boards in a Stateline article about Oregon’s reorganization of its education management systems. View Full Article