The Learning First Alliance (LFA) welcomes Jim Kohlmoos to its Board of Directors.   View Full Article

The Learning First Alliance (LFA), a partnership of 16 leading education associations with more than 10 million members dedicated to improving student learning in America’s public schools, welcomes Jim Kohlmoos to its Board of Directors. Kohlmoos recently became executive director of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). View Full Article

NASBE Executive Director Jim Kohlmoos describes the future of public education as a migration to using evidence-based reforms to inform policy and practice.

NASBE Executive Director Jim Kohlmoos discusses the future of education reform and the migration of education policy to an evidence-based practice. Listen to Podcast

Two assessment consortiums, SMARTER Balanced and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), have risen from the Common Core movement. Although it might seem counterintuitive to have different tests for the same set of standards, policymakers see a potential upside in having two distinct means of assessing Common Core. Replacing individual [...]

NASBE responds to President’s education budget proposal but takes issue with expansion of competitive grant programs.

In 2009, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Chief Council of State School Officers (CCSSO) launched the Common Core State Standards initiative, a state-led effort to construct national academic standards that would prepare students for success in higher education and future careers. In the subsequent years, 45 states and the District of Columbia have signed onto [...]

In his third State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama urged states to require that students stay in school until they either graduate or turn 18. “We… know that when students aren’t allowed to walk away from their education, more of them walk the stage to get their diploma,” Obama said in [...]

The first place to go at school or work when you’re craving a snack is the vending machine. However, If your looking for a healthy option, what you think may be the best, isn’t always the best. No matter what the contents are the “healthy” label can often be misleading. View Full Article

NASBE Deputy Executive Director Brad Hull discusses digital learning in Governing magazine.