This Week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: Maryland State Board of Education adopts new policies to protect students from head injuries; State board in Massachusetts supports conditions for charter expansion; Three more states get NCLB waivers; more… View Full Post

This Week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: Colorado adopts new competency-based graduation requirements; Utah State Board of Education calls on lawmakers to support common core; Is E-Rate outdated?; more… View Full Post

NASBE policy update from September 2012 cited as source in article that examines what states teach cursive writing and how it is taught in New Jersey. View Full Article

Article in the Camarillo (Calif.) Acorn asks “Could technology hit delete on cursive writing?” NASBE Senior Communications Manager Steve Berlin tries to help answer that question. View Full Article

NASBE joined eight other health and education organizations, led by the American Lung Association, to issue a joint statement on improving asthma management in schools. NASBE has long supported the need for clean air in schools in the belief that students cannot succeed in school if they are continually absent due to illness. According to [...]

Last February my son’s school had a fundraiser on Valentines Day. Called “A Crush for a Crush”, students had the option to purchase an Orange Crush to send to another student for a mere $1.
Cute, huh? But technically illegal.

This Week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: The North Carolina State Board approved the addition of a special seal on high school diplomas indicating the student’s college or career readiness; The West Virginia State Board return full control to the McDowell County school board, more than 10 years since the state took over the [...]

This week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: New Jersey State Board of Education reduces weight of test scores in teacher evaluations; West Virginia board starts to tackle how to implement new education laws; NIEER report finds pre-k funding is in decline; South Dakota to reexamine state education funding formula; more… View Full Post

The Wyoming State Board of Education seeks an individual with proven education reform leadership and previous successful professional experience to run the Wyoming Department of Education and lead the state’s primary and secondary schools.  Compensation for the position will be in the range of $190,000 to $220,000, plus an excellent state benefits package.  Final salary [...]

This Week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: Maryland State Board updates its school safety guidelines; State Board in Mississippi includes graduation rates to school grading system; Indiana bill cuts teaching license from requirements for superintendents; more… View Full Post