Category: Press Releases

For Immediate Release: July 12, 2017 Contact: Michael Spaeth, michael.spaeth@nasbe.org, 703-684-4002 State Board Policy Can Play Key Role in Supporting Students of Military Families Alexandria, VA — With thousands of U.S. troops still stationed in Afghanistan and other posts, the nation’s armed forces continue to make significant sacrifices. So do their families. A new NASBE […]

For Immediate Release: June 29, 2017 Contact: Renee Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 States Can Leverage ESSA to Improve Student Mental Health Services Alexandria, VA — Positive school climate has been linked to higher test scores, graduation rates, and fewer disciplinary referrals. Yet state policy discussions on student supports often fail to address a key lever for […]

NASBE reignites a state network tasked with developing, revising, and adopting early childhood education policies that other state boards can replicate.

For Immediate Release: May 24, 2017 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 NASBE Outlines Fifth Indicator Opportunities for State Boards to Ensure Student Success under ESSA Alexandria, VA – The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) paved the way for states to create holistic accountability systems that measure school quality and student success by means other […]

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2017 Contact: Renée Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 NASBE’s State Education Standard Analyzes Ways to Align a Standards-Based System Alexandria, VA – The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives state boards of education an opportunity to reevaluate, improve, and align policies that ensure high levels of learning for all students. The […]

For Immediate Release: March 21, 2017 Contact: Renée Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 Alexandria, VA – Today the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) released its anticipated State Board Insight database, a platform for tracking trends in state boards’ agendas and actions each month. With timely analysis, detailed data, and spotlights on state strategies, […]

For Immediate Release: March 20, 2017 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 NASBE Analysis Outlines Seven Questions State Boards Should Ask before State Plans for ESSA Are Submitted Alexandria, Va. — In April and September, states will file comprehensive plans for how they will spend federal funding under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Although […]

For Immediate Release: February 7, 2017 Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841 Alexandria, VA — The U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Betsy DeVos as the U.S. Secretary of Education. National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) President/CEO Kristen Amundson issued the following statement: “NASBE has had a productive working relationship with every U.S. secretary of […]