News & Info

Our new blog series, On the Road, primarily authored by Executive Director Kristen Amundson as she reflects on her visits with state boards of education and education thought leaders across the country. The blogs will appear on the NASBE web site periodically, and they will also feature the occasional guest writer.

Join us October 16-19, 2019 in Omaha, Nebraska for Annual Conference 2019.

The Annual Conference is the largest gathering of state board of education members in the nation. Speakers will cover a wide range of topics important to state boards of education. Watch this space for updates about this year’s conference. 

ANNOUNCEMENT (March 10, 2020): Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, NASBE made the difficult decision to cancel Legislative Conference 2020. Read more from our announcement here. 

NASBE’s Legislative Conference 2020 is an opportunity to engage with members of Congress, US Department of Education senior officials, and other prominent national education community stakeholders on current federal legislative and regulatory activities.

When:  June 5 -6, 2020 (adjourn by noon on Saturday)

Where: Alexandria, Virginia

Hotel Information: Alexandrian Hotel, 480 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 549-6080. 

2020 agenda is forthcoming, State board of education members who attend NASBE’s New Member Institute will:

• Learn what it takes to be a successful and productive member of a state board of education.
• Build the skills needed to do the job: parliamentary procedure, communicating in the era of social media, working with the state legislature and other key stakeholders, working with the news media, working with fellow board members.
• Discuss common policy concerns and issues, and discover real-world examples of how state boards of education are successfully addressing them.
• Establish working relationships with new state board of education members from across the country.
• Gain an understanding of NASBE’s resources and how the organization can help state boards in their important work.

NASBE will assume responsibility for airfare and other travel costs (up to $500), hotel, and registration costs for a maximum of two new board members from each dues-paying state to attend the New Member Institute. Additional board members may attend at their state’s expense ($500 for new board members from a dues-paying state; $550 for veteran board members from a dues-paying state; $950 for board members from non-NASBE member states, plus travel and lodging expenses). Direct questions to Sharon Cannon at sharon.cannon@nasbe.org.