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Board Members

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 […]


Press Release

NASBE Contributes to National Reflections on a Decade of Early Childhood Policy Progress

The Early Educator Investment Collaborative has launched a series of papers marking 10 years since the National Academies’ landmark reports on strengthening the early childhood workforce and finance systems. The series reflects on what’s changed, what challenges remain, and where the field needs to go next to strengthen the early childhood education system. NASBE’s Winona Hao […]