Mississippi Senator Gray Tollison Honored as a NASBE Policy Leader of the Year
Gray Tollison, president pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate, named NASBE 2019 Policy Leader of the Year.
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Nebraska Loves Public Schools Is Named NASBE’s 2019 Friend of Education
Nebraska Loves Public Schools is being honored as this year’s “Friend of Education” by NASBE.
State Board of Education Members Jay Barth, Molly O’Holleran, and Connie Fletcher Receive National Public Service Award
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to announce that state education leaders from Arkansas, Nebraska, and Washington are recipients of NASBE’s 2019 Distinguished Service Award.
LEAHP Project Launches to Help States Develop Adolescent Health Policies
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), in partnership with Child Trends and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), has launched the Leadership Exchange for Adolescent Health Promotion (LEAHP).
Michigan Takes Bold Steps to Improve Early Learning by Narrowing Teacher Licensure Bands
A new NASBE analysis explains how Michigan jettisoned its broad elementary teaching licenses in favor of preK-3 and 3-6 licenses that will better equip new teachers with developmentally appropriate knowledge and skills.
Utah Equips Teachers and Leaders to Deliver Digital Learning
For Immediate Release: June 6, 2019 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 Utah Equips Teachers and Leaders to Deliver Digital Learning Alexandria, VA — A new analysis from NASBE details how the Utah State Board of Education helped school districts across the state ensure that teachers and leaders have the capacity and skills to deliver […]
New Issue of the Standard Urges State Boards to Set Policy to Advance Literacy of All Learners
For Immediate release: May 16, 2019 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 New Issue of NASBE’s Standard Urges State Boards to Set Policy to Advance Literacy of All Learners Alexandria, VA – Debates over how best to teach children to read and write have been raging for decades and have been rekindled with a recent […]
NASBE’s Early Childhood Education Workgroup Kicks Off in May
NASBE welcomed 12 state board of education members from 11 states to Alexandria, Virginia, for the inaugural meeting of its Early Childhood Education (ECE) Workgroup.