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Building Trauma-Informed School Systems
This webinar highlights approaches states are taking through policies and programming to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to provide trauma-informed instruction and avoid secondary traumatic stress.
read moreStudent Engagement Collaborative
NASBE’s Student Engagement Collaborative aimed to help center student voice in state education policymaking and pandemic recovery with the goal of improving outcomes for all students. This project occurred between 2021 and 2022.
read moreNASBE President on Texas Tragedy
Our tears flow and our hearts mourn for the victims and the community of Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas.
read moreTeacher Licensure Collaborative
NASBE is partnering with the Learning Policy Institute and other national organizations on the recently launched Teacher Licensure Collaborative (TLC). The collaborative will build on the work of the Educator Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab) and Whole Child Policy Table to support states in reviewing and revising state licensure and certification standards that incorporate whole child practices […]
read moreNASBE Analysis Offers Policymakers Key Questions to Support Student Mental Health
There is an acute need for increased services, education, and supports for student mental health.
read moreSix Questions State Boards Should Ask about Student Mental Health
There is an acute need for increased services, education, and supports for student mental health. Here are six questions to frame state board discussions on promoting student mental health.
read moreNASBE Analysis Urges Policies that Empower Youth to Prevent Suicide
States can prioritize policies that leverage peer-to-peer support to increase the impact of their overall youth suicide prevention strategies.
read moreEmpowering Youth to Prevent Suicide
This NASBE analysis highlights state action examples, identifies multipronged approaches to youth suicide prevention, and discusses federal funding opportunities available to states to support peer-to-peer programming.
read moreNASBE Report on Lead in Water Testing Cited in the Media
NASBE’s recent report How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water was featured in several news stories from EducationDive, District Administrator, The 74, and others. From Education Dive’s story, “Report: Testing requirements for lead in school drinking water remain hit-or-miss nationwide,” November 3, 2021 – State leaders have long lacked federal requirements for […]
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