Chestertown resident Madhu Sidhu, a member of the Maryland State Board of Education, recently spoke to lawmakers and their staff as part of a congressional briefing to support a new report from the National Association of State Boards of Education about education technology. View Full Article

NASBE Chief Knowledge Officer David Kysilko offers national perspective to a state education governance story.   View Full Article  

NASBE study group report Born in Another Time featured in Education Week blog post “Taking a Closer Look at Teachers’ Technology Shortcomings.” View Full Post

NASBE study group report Born in Another Time: Ensuring Educational Technology Meets the Needs of Students Today — and Tomorrow reviewed in California NPR affiliate blog.

NASBE Gearing Up study group report referenced in article about pledge by NASBE and other groups to work with 25 states in transforming teacher preparation. View Full Article

NASBE joins CCSSO and other associations in a pledge to transform teacher preparation programs in 25 states. Executive Director Jim Kohlmoos talks here about the kinds of changes being planned. View Full Article

Article explains new report om teacher preparation led by CCSSO, but panel that developed the report included NASBE Directors Brenda Gullett (AR), Steven Pound (ME), and Patrick Guida (RI). View Full Article View Full Report

NASBE’s Policy Update from September on the Handwriting Debate provides main resource in a Utah article on the teaching of cursive writing in local schools. View Full Post

From Education Week Blogger Sean Cavanagh: Teachers may be the undisputed authorities on academic content in their classrooms, but when it comes to their knowledge of technology, many of them have a lot of catching up to do. The widely acknowledged need to improve the tech skills of teachers and other school officials, and help […]

The Kansas State Board of Education will discuss the role of cursive handwriting in school curricula during its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Wichita Eagle reports. Multiple sources cite NASBE’s September Policy Update “The Handwriting Debate” by David Kysilko as a resource on this issue.   View Full Article