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Tackling the Lack of School-Based Lead Testing
This NASBE analysis explores why many school districts are not testing for lead and how state policymakers can take active measures to change that.
read moreState Boards Can Lead on Setting Lead Remediation Policies for Schools
A new NASBE analysis explores why many school districts are not testing for lead and how state policymakers can take preventative, active measures to protect students and staff.
read moreStates Move to Support Teachers through Employee Wellness Programs
By creating opportunities and infrastructure for employee wellness programs, state boards of education and other policymakers can foster the physical and emotional well-being of teachers and school leaders.
read moreSupporting Educators through Employee Wellness Initiatives
By creating opportunities and infrastructure for employee wellness programs, state boards of education and other policymakers can foster the physical and emotional well-being of teachers and school leaders.
read moreLEAHP 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).
read moreLeadership Exchange for Adolescent Health Promotion
LEAHP is a learning collaborative of multi-sector, state-level leadership teams with the goal to develop state-specific action plans in support of policy assessment, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation to address adolescent health in three priority areas: sexual health education, sexual health services, and safe and supportive environments in schools.
read moreGauging Support for Social and Emotional Skill Building
To help state boards of education and other policymakers learn how to communicate most effectively on policies related to SEL, NASBE commissioned Edge Research to conduct a survey of community influencers in Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, and Washington to gauge their understanding of SEL.
read moreGauging Support for Social and Emotional Skill Building, A Look at New Survey Research
Recognizing the key role social and emotional health plays in all students’ academic success, state boards of education across the country have adopted or are considering policies to support social and emotional learning (SEL) and must communicate with constituents about those policies. What is the public’s understanding of SEL? Are they supportive of embedding SEL […]
read moreUsing Policy to Create Healthy Schools: Tools for State Policymakers
Earlier this year, NASBE launched the State Policy Database on School Health, an online library of all existing state statutory and regulatory language on student health aligned to components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model. On Friday, March 29, join us for a special webinar hosted by Child Trends to learn how state policies […]
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