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) […]

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. […]

Arlington, Va. — Gov. James B. Hunt, former Governor of North Carolina and chairman of the  of the James B. Hunt, Jr., Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy, has been named the Policy Leader of the Year by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). The honor is annually given to a national […]

Arlington, VA — Brenda Lilienthal Welburn, the National Association of State Boards of Education’s (NASBE) long-time executive director, is being honored this year by the organizations Board of directors with the association’s Friend of Education Award. The national award is given annually to an individual or organization whose contributions to education are significant and enduring. […]

Arlington, Va. — The board of directors of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is proud to announce Kristen Amundson as NASBE’s next executive director. Amundson, presently the Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the nonpartisan education think tank Education Sector, starts her tenure at NASBE July 8. “I look forward […]

Arlington, VA — The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) awarded grants to three state boards of education to revise and implement new state student discipline policies that limit the use of out-of-school punishments. The grant awards will support policy efforts in Georgia, Michigan, and West Virginia through early 2014. The grants are […]

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 […]

Arlington, VA — A statement by Bradley Hull, Interim Executive Director of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), on the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): “NASBE supports the independent development of rigorous standards to help students better become college-, career- and civic-ready. Our NGSS initiative is designed to help […]

Arlington, VA — A rapidly changing world necessitates education adapt at an equally swift pace, as students need to be equipped with an ever-broadening knowledge base to prepare them for their post-K-12 lives. The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is embarking on an effort to go beyond policies that expand the breadth […]