This week in the State Ed SmartBrief: Georgia State Board warns online charter about special education student instruction; Kansas State Board looks at defining college- and career-ready; Wyoming State Board petitions legislature for delay in reform implementation; more…   View Full Post

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                         CONTACT: Steve Berlin November 15, 2012                     [...]

The Kansas State Board of Education will discuss the role of cursive handwriting in school curricula during its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Wichita Eagle reports. Multiple sources cite NASBE’s September Policy Update “The Handwriting Debate” by David Kysilko as a resource on this issue.   View Full Article

This week in the State Ed SmartBrief: Vermont State Board of Education picks three finalists for state chief; North Carolina moves to replace its student information system; Education initiatives had mixed results in election; more… View Full Post  

NASBE Executive Director Jim Kohlmoos extensively cited in article about what may follow the Presidential election no matter who wins.   View Full Article

BREAKFAST CONSUMPTION IMPACTS STUDENT PERFORMANCE — A study in the journal Appetite found that students who skipped breakfast performed worse on Internet-based tests of attention, memory, and reaction time than their peers who had eaten breakfast, with girls bring the most disrupted in their ability to focus without having eaten breakfast. Researchers in the UK [...]

Virginia State Board adopts plan to close math achievement gap; Illinois releases school report cards; Five states seek early learning grants; more… View Full Post

The American education system — inasmuch as it’s actually a system — is not failing. … There are indeed problems that need addressing, but there is significant cognitive dissonance in how the public views K-12 education.

Elections could bring changes to many state boards; Idaho’s laptop initiative hits snag; Expanded cyberbullying law to take effect in North Carolina; more… View Full Post

NASBE Executive Director Jim Kohlmoos discusses upcoming elections and how state boards are a stabilizing force amid changes in leadership.   View Full Article