Before choosing to restrict the use of social and mobile tools in schools, policymakers and education leaders have to consider the negative impact such restrictions will have on learning. That’s the premise of a new policy report released jointly this week by more than a dozen prominent education associations and advocacy groups (including NASBE). View Full Article

Did you know New Teacher Center is a resource for policymakers and state boards of education? Recognizing the importance of comprehensive teacher induction, the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) recently partnered with NTC to develop a discussion guide and webinar for state boards of education and policymakers about new teacher induction. View Full Article

NASBE Senior Communications Manager Steve Berlin stresses the importance of independent state boards that make decisions based on long-term successes.

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 [...]