State and local groups united in a letter sent Thursday to Capitol Hill, urging Congress to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). View Full Article

The Connecticut State Board of Education was one of only three states awarded a $15,000 grant by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) to develop and implement policies to foster healthy eating among students and promote school health programs. View Full Article

VERMONT BILL WOULD SHIFT AUTHORITY OVER STATE CHIEF FROM BOARD TO GOVERNOR — A bill to transfer the authority to hire the state education chief from the Vermont State Board of Education to the governor awaits the governor’s signature. The measure creates a cabinet-level secretary of education and converts the department of education into an [...]

Connecticut is one of three states to receive a grant from the National Association of State Boards of Education to develop policies that promote healthy eating in public schools. View Full Article

The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) has awarded grants to seven state boards of education in order to develop and implement policies as a way to improve nutrition throughout the states’ school districts. View Full Article

MAINE LAW MANDATES NEW SYSTEM FOR TEACHER EVALUATIONS — A new Maine law requires districts to implement educator evaluation and professional development systems and authorized a new panel to develop the evaluations. The new body could also create criteria for local districts to follow as they set up their own evaluation plans for teachers and [...]

NASBE’s “Green Cleaning Schools” State Education Standard featured in edutopia blog about the need for schools to be environmentally aware in their policies and practices.

Junk food may soon be hard to buy at American public schools as the U.S. government readies new rules requiring healthier foods to be sold beyond the cafeteria – a move most parents support, according to a poll released on Thursday. View Full Article

Arlington, Va. — The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) awarded grants to seven state boards of education to develop and implement policies to improve school nutrition. Connecticut, Ohio, and West Virginia will each receive $15,000 over three-years, while Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, and North Carolina will each receive $6,000, two-year awards to continue [...]

ARIZONA STATE BOARD GIVEN AUTHORITY TO OK MASTERY-BASED PROGRAMS — The Arizona State Board of Education can now approve competency-based college- and career-readiness programs. A new education reform law allows students in 7th through 12th grades to receive credit based on subject mastery instead of meeting the traditional seat time requirements. The new law is an extension [...]