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

This week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: Connecticut State Board raises teacher training standards; Kansas State Board adopts new social studies standards; States work together to address concerns about new GED diploma; more… View Full Post

Legislators from the Mie Prefectural Assembly in Japan and staff from the Japanese Embassy made NASBE headquarters a prime destination as part of a fact-finding tour about education in the U.S. that also included other of Washington, D.C.-based national organizations. NASBE—represented by Deputy Executive Director Brad Hull, Chief Knowledge Officer David Kysilko, and Senior Communications [...]

This week in the NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: Utah State Board advances cursive writing policy; President’s budget emphasizes pre-k, STEM; Districts buying tablets for students instead of PCs; more… View Full Post

Arlington, VA — A statement by Bradley Hull, Interim Executive Director of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), on the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): “NASBE supports the independent development of rigorous standards to help students better become college-, career- and civic-ready. Our NGSS initiative is designed to help [...]

NASBE President Patrick Guida discusses changes at NASBE in the last year as part of a larger feature about changes in several nation education organizations headquartered in the D.C. area. View Full Article

NASBE policy update and Senior Communications Manager Steve Berlin cited in article about the value of cursive writing. View Full Post

NASBE Policy Update – The Handwriting Debate – cited in Salt Lake Tribune article about cursive instruction. View Full Article