Valerie Norville, editorial director, manages NASBE publications, including its reports and The State Education Standard. Norville commissions authors, edits, manages design and production, and coordinates on NASBE outreach efforts. She is an editor and publishing manager with 30 years’ experience producing content that makes cutting-edge research and technical expertise accessible to policy audiences. Previously, she was director of publications for the US Institute of Peace, where she produced reports and books and launched its eBook program. Before that, she was director of publications and web development at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. She received bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science at the University of Missouri-Columbia and her master’s from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.
Latest Contributions
With New Diploma, Indiana Takes Step toward Remaking High School
By Valerie NorvilleAs part of Indiana's high school transformation efforts, the state has adopted a new diploma framework with seals tied to college, career, or military pathways, offering students more flexibility and clearer outcomes.
Kentucky’s Homegrown Approach to Rethinking High Schools
By Valerie NorvilleKentucky is using community-driven portraits of a learner to guide high school redesign, focusing on local flexibility, more relevant assessments, and vibrant learning.
New State Strategic Plans Zero In on Learning Recovery
By Valerie Norville and Joseph HedgerThis NASBE analysis looks at 49 state strategic plans and finds many target learning recovery and other pandemic-related education issues.
States Sketch ‘Portraits of a Graduate’
By Valerie NorvilleWhile their entry points and approaches to the work differ, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Washington have all drawn up profiles that many call the North Star of their state education systems.
Promoting School Nurses as Leaders in Reopening Schools
By Valerie NorvilleThis analysis describes how state boards of education and other state stakeholders can partner with school nurses and state school nurse leaders in forming guidance and making decisions about transitions back to school.