State Leaders Prioritize Student Mental Health
K-12 Dive covers the recent NASBE webinar and quotes Safe and Healthy Schools Director Megan Blanco.
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Legislative Conference 2021: Now On-Demand
A very special thank you to all who participated in NASBE’s virtual legislative conference! On-demand session recordings and resources from the conference are now available for most sessions, including our conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Visit our YouTube page to watch the full sessions.
Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and North Carolina Take Steps to Increase Educator Diversity
Alexandria, VA – Over half of U.S. public school students are nonwhite, yet only 8 percent of teachers and school leaders are people of color. Black and Latino students are more likely to be academically successful, graduate from high school, and attend college when they are being taught by educators who look like them. A […]
NASBE Partners with Elevate to Improve Water Safety in Schools
The year-long project will uncover challenges of school testing programs for lead in water and identify best practices for policy guidance and lead remediation efforts.
How the Pandemic is Reshaping Education
NASBE President and CEO Robert Hull was interviewed by the Washington Post for a series of stories on pandemic recovery in education.
Kentucky State Board Member Urges Adoption of Strong Parent Engagement Policies
Slone highlights the strides that Delaware, Kentucky, Michigan, Texas, and Ohio are making on family engagement.
NASBE Welcomes Dr. Miguel Cardona as New U.S. Secretary of Education
NASBE President and CEO issued the following statement on Dr. Miguel Cardona's confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Education.
NASBE Redesigns Database of State Policies Covering 200 Topics Related to School Health
A companion Child Trends analysis of the updated data shows the number of states with policies on trauma-informed care training in schools has tripled since 2017.