NASBE Capitol Hill Briefing on Adolescent Literacy - June 2009

• NASBE Capitol Hill Briefing on Adolescent Literacy - June 2009 - To present rationale, findings, and states' best practices contained in NASBE policy report State Actions to Improve Adolescent Literacy: Results from NASBE's State Adolescent Literacy Network.  Briefing also captured current Congressional efforts for comprehensive literacy program legislation.  The briefing features Dr. Mariana Haynes, NASBE Director of Research; Terry Reale, Network member, West Virginia Department of Education; Spiros Protopsaltis (Rep. Polis House Education staff); and Kathryn Young (Rep. Murray Senate staff)

National Association of State Boards of Education Audio Presentation of the Adolescent Literacy Congressional Briefing

 NASBE Capitol Hill Briefing on 2009 Study Group Report - Reform at a Crossroads: A Call for Balanced Systems of Assessment and Accountability - October 2009

• NASBE Capitol Hill Briefing on 2009 Study Group Report - Reform at a Crossroads: A Call for Balanced Systems of Assessment and Accountability - October 2009 - The NASBE 2009 Study Group on Assessment Systems for the 21st Century Learner released the report.  The briefing discusses report's findings and recommendations.  The briefing features Dr. Mariana Haynes, NASBE Director of Research, Dr. Stuart Kahl, CEO, Measured Progress, and Judy Wurtzel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Education.

NASBE Capitol Hill Briefing on 2009 Study Group Report - Partners in Prevention: The Role of School-Community Partnerships in Dropout Prevention - October 2009

• NASBE Capitol Hill Briefing on 2009 Study Group Report - Partners in Prevention: The Role of School-Community Partnerships in Dropout Prevention - October 2009 - The NASBE 2009 Study Group on School-Community Partnerships.  The briefing discusses report's findings and recommendations.  The briefing features Dr. Yen Chau, NASBE Director of Secondary School Resign Initiative, Thomas Brewster, Virginia State Board of Education and NASBE Study Group Chair, Dr. Cynthia Cave, Director of Student Services, Virginia Department of Education, and Martin Blank, President, Institute for Educational Leadership and Director, Coalition of Community Schools.