The only organization dedicated solely to helping state boards advance equity and excellence in public education.
Improving STEM Learning through Collaboration
Four state boards are improving STEM learning through revised standards, special diplomas, and promotion of partnerships.
read moreSupporting a Diverse Early Childhood Workforce for Dual Language Learners
This NASBE policy update urges state boards of education to adopt a vision for supporting young DLLs that includes developing the cultural and linguistic competence of the ECE workforce.
read moreIntroductory Training on Leading for Equity and Excellence
Despite the prominent role race and cultural diversity play in our society, few safe spaces exist for policymakers and others to have open, honest dialogue about educational inequity. It is one reason why policymakers, educators, and communities continue to grapple with achievement gaps and racial disparities. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) underscores state policymakers’ […]
read moreAdvancing Personalized Learning through Effective Use and Protection of Student Data
Personalized learning creates new opportunities for students and fresh concerns over student data privacy.
read moreStepping Up for Early Childhood Education
The impact of early childhood education is undeniable. Yet access to high-quality early education across the country remains uneven, and many children still enter elementary school unprepared.
read moreState Role in Incubating School Improvement Networks
This NASBE policy update explores how statewide networked improvement communities work and how state boards of education can nurture them.
read moreBuilding 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.
read morePolicies to Support Military-Connected Students
is NASBE policy update explores the unique challenges that military-connected students face and how state boards of education can ensure the success and well-being of these students through effective policies on data sharing and training in data management.
read moreLeading for Equity and Excellence Program
The Leading for Equity and Excellence Program (LEEP) is a professional development resource for state policymakers committed to advancing equity in education.
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