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Our toll-free number – 800/368-5023 – provides quick and exclusive access to current information and NASBE services, thereby assisting the effectiveness of members of state boards of education.

The State Education Standard is NASBE’s education policy journal. Each issue covers a different topic and includes feature articles written by outstanding policy analysts, researchers, administrators, and practitioners in the field. The Standard also has a variety of regular departments that cover such areas as the art of policy development, legal issues, the view from Washington, DC, and the latest in state policy innovations and state policy actions.

NASBE reports are highly respected throughout the education community for their thoughtful, well-written presentation of hot topics and cutting-edge issues including early childhood education, teaching reform, health and HIV education, schools and violence, multiculturalism, math and science education, special education, education finance, and urban education. NASBE members automatically receive a copy of each report when it is released.

Education Week, a weekly newspaper serving as one of the best sources of education news, is sent to State Board Chairs and State Board Executives, helping them to stay on top of the issues. National Reports from federal and state governments and other educational organizations are provided to state board members through NASBE.

Seven or eight times a year, members receive a mailing containing a range of highly relevant and up-to-date information including Policy Updates, Legislative Briefs, Issue Briefs, State Improvement Initiatives, Legal Briefs, Special Reports, and other Member Services and Resources. A NASBE Resource Binder is available to help members organize all of the information they receive for quick and easy access.

NASBE’s website, nasbe.org, is an excellent source of information for its members. A “members-only” section provides state board and associate members with our full range of information services, including podcasts of speakers at our recent meetings. To log in the first time, simply type in your NASBE user name (your two-letter state abbreviation, followed by the first letter of your first name, followed by your last name – all lower case); the password is password (again, lower case). These are easy to change to your own unique user name.

A weekly update of important state education actions is sent via email to all members with email capability. Additionally, the Healthline Review is emailed on a monthly basis to bring members up-to-date on current educational policy issues and research in the area of school and child health.