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State Strategies to Advance Digital Equity
By spearheading efforts to collect data, collaborate with partners, buy digital devices and infrastructure, and reimagine effective technology use, several states have made strides toward digital equity in schools.Equity in Rural Education
Authors of the January 2021 issue of the State Education Standard discuss the issues faced by rural schools and how the pandemic has amplified many of those issues.Learning to Lead for Equity
Many state boards of education put equity at the center of their missions. This piece highlights the work of our Leading for Equity and Excellence Program (LEEP) and how it has coached state boards to be equity leaders.Building the Capacity of State Boards to Lead for Equity and Excellence
This NASBE policy update offers state boards a means to address these issues through structured discussions of equity, the achievement gap, and what state boards need to lead for equity and excellence.Partner Resource
A Culturally Responsive School Leadership Approach to Developing Equity-Centered Principals: Considerations for Principal Pipelines
How could school districts construct principal pipelines that produce school leaders who advance equity in education? A team of scholars offers ideas in this Wallace Foundation report.New Leadership Training Series: Achieving Better, Measurable Outcomes for Children and Youth
NASBE offers state board members a new professional development learning series to help achieve better, measurable outcomes for children and families.
read moreStates Take Measures to Ensure Students’ Access to Menstrual Products in Schools
New NASBE analysis highlights how states have increasingly opted to combat “period poverty.”
read moreStates Address Access to Menstrual Products in Schools
States such as Georgia, New York, Utah, and others have increasingly opted to combat “period poverty" by expanding access to free menstrual products in schools.
read moreStates Boards Advance Digital Equity during the Pandemic
NASBE analysis highlights the efforts of New York, West Virginia, Idaho, Mississippi, California, and Utah to ensure digital access and opportunity for digital learning beyond the pandemic.
read moreState Strategies to Advance Digital Equity
By spearheading efforts to collect data, collaborate with partners, buy digital devices and infrastructure, and reimagine effective technology use, several states have made strides toward digital equity in schools.
read moreFrom the President's Pen: Committing to Equity for Students with Disabilities
The truth is students with disabilities can master the expectations reflected in state academic content standards.
read moreThe Role of Schools in Racial Justice
Authors in this issue argue schools can progress toward educational equity only if, at every challenge, state leaders are willing to make decisions that put the needs of our most vulnerable students first.
read moreAccelerating Learning in Connecticut and Missouri
Many states are taking a robust collaborative approach to coordinating summer accelerated learning plans and prepare for the next school year. Hear from leaders in two states, Connecticut and Missouri, about the steps they are taking to offer excellent and enriching summer educational opportunities to students statewide. Speakers on this webinar include: Estela López, Ph.D., […]
read morePresident and CEO Robert Hull Reflects on George Floyd Court Ruling
In a letter to NASBE members, President and CEO Robert Hull reflects on this week’s court ruling for the murder of George Floyd. He notes the leadership of state boards of education in addressing racial issues confronting our nation, and notes there is still work to be done to ensure we educate all students in […]
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