Boardmanship Reviews
Governors and state boards can make real advances in education policy when they work together, with the governor articulating broad goals for education and the state board developing the policy infrastructure to support those goals.
Power of the Question
State boards can leverage dual enrollment opportunities, rigorous coursework, new graduation pathways, course alignment with high-opportunity careers, skill building for the jobs of the future, and tracking of student attainment after graduation to expand college and career readiness.
Policy Update
This analysis examines how leadership changes brought about by the 2018 elections will affect state boards.
Also from NASBE
Read about the rich history of state boards and the organization that was created to serve and support them.
Power of the Question
This analysis lays out seven big questions board members should have answered before they vote on their state's ESSA plan.
Policy Update
The election of 2016 is generally acknowledged to be a “change” election. Voters chose a new president and ended years of divided government by giving control of the House, the Senate, and the White House to Republicans. Did the “change” message affect the selection of new members of state boards of education?
Boardmanship Reviews
How state boards can avoid conflicts of interest and the appearance of such conflicts.
Boardmanship Reviews
The interests of students are usually best served when state legislatures and state boards view education policymaking as a shared responsibility.
