NASBE Membership Elects New Leaders to Its Board of Directors
Byron Ernest of Indiana chairs NASBE’s Board of Directors; Maine’s Fern Desjardins serves as chair-elect.
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R. Scott Gordon
R. Scott Gordon serves as board chair of the National Council of State Education Attorneys (NCOSEA), an affiliate of NASBE, and is an ex officio member of NASBE’s board. Now in his fourteenth year with the Kansas State Department of Education, Gordon serves as General Counsel to the agency for whom he provides legal counsel […]
NASBE Analysis Outlines Five Questions for State Policymakers on AI in Education
Alexandria, VA—Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping education systems in unprecedent ways. According to a new NASBE analysis by Arizona State University’s Janice Mak and Oklahoma State University’s Carolina Torrejon Capurro, the technology is a double-edged sword, creating tremendous opportunities but also posing considerable risks and challenges for schools. State leaders can help fill the […]
L-E-A-R-N to Become a More Effective Leader
During the NASBE Annual Conference last week in Austin, I heard one phrase repeated most: life-long learning. Sitting in the new state board members meeting on Sunday reminded me of how when I was first elected chairman of the Tennessee State Board of Education in February 2023, I wanted to learn how to be an […]
Kim Lewis
Kim Lewis was appointed to the Maryland State Board in 2024 and is chair of the board’s education policy committee. With over 44 years of experience in education, Lewis taught in four counties in Pennsylvania and Maryland. She served as the executive director of special education in Baltimore City Public Schools and as the program […]
Randy Spaulding
Randy Spaulding serves as board chair of the National Council of State Boards of Education Executives (NCSBEE), an affiliate of NASBE, and is an ex officio member of NASBE’s board. He has served as the executive director for the Washington State Board of Education since 2018. Spaulding has worked in education policy in Washington for […]
Nisha Lodhavia
Nisha Lodhavia is a retired professor of epidemiology and biostatistics with more than 25 years of experience teaching and mentoring students. A committed community advocate, she has held extensive volunteer leadership roles in education and healthcare access. She currently serves as a Trustee at the University of Delaware, sits on the board of Easterseals Delaware […]
Lu S. Young
Lu S. Young, Ed.D., is a clinical professor in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky College of Education. She also serves as chief leadership officer for the UK Center for Next Generation Leadership. Dr. Young is a former public-school superintendent with more than three decades of service in Kentucky’s P–12 […]