NASBE provides various materials, including workbooks, presentations, and videos, that were distributed at past Legislative Conferences.

NASBE is a policy-driven association. State boards of education are responsible for creating and implementing policy at the state level. According to NASBE Bylaws, there are two means by which the association takes positions on education-related issues of concern at the state and national levels. The first is by a vote of the Board of Directors. The second, outlined here, is by a vote of the Delegate Assembly at NASBE’s Annual Conference. These become NASBE’s Public Education Positions.

NASBE’s Public Education Positions Committee (PEP) takes recommendations for enduring positions from the Board, other committees and study groups, NASBE members (as states or individuals), and NASBE staff. The PEP committee considers these positions and – if it agrees the positions should move forward – edits and adapts them to fit within the full NASBE positions document. The PEP committee then forwards its recommendations to the Delegate Assembly for final action. States can also initiate policy discussions. The Bylaws also makes provisions for states to bring positions that have been rejected by the PEP committee to the floor during the Annual Business Meeting for consideration by the Delegate Assembly.

***An updated set of public education positions was adopted by the Delegate Assembly at NASBE’s Annual Conference in November 2017. The updated set can be accessed here.***

The public education positions listed below are not up-to-date. This web page will be updated soon to reflect the public education positions adopted in November 2017.

NASBE’s Federal Updates are designed to help state board members understand, influence, and plan for federal education policies. In its efforts to influence national education policymaking, NASBE works to ensure that it represents the views of its members to the executive and legislative branches of the federal government, as well as to associations representing governors and state legislators, school administrators, principals, local school boards, teachers and parents.