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Legislative Conference



Engage with members of Congress, U.S. Department of Education senior officials, and other prominent national education community stakeholders on current federal legislative and regulatory activities.

NASBE will not be hosting the Legislative Conference in 2024. Members, we welcome your participation in the Governmental Affairs Committee to stay on top of and reflect on federal issues.

There are no scheduled events of this type. View the past events below or all upcoming events.


Past Legislative Conferences


March 19, 2023
Legislative Conference 2023



March 27, 2022
Legislative Conference 2022



March 22, 2021
Legislative Conference 2021



March 22, 2020
Legislative Conference 2020




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Curbing Cell Phone Use in Classrooms

State boards are well positioned to create guardrails to help school districts make informed decisions on cell phone policies.
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Civic-Ready Students

More and better civics will inspire students to become better citizens who will be equipped to participate, preserve, and defend America’s democracy and engage in reasoned, respectful discourse.

Annual Conference 2025

Registration is now open for NASBE’s 2025 Annual Conference, the only conference designed specifically for state boards of education.

Upcoming Events

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