Virtual Learning: Growing but untested, NSBA report says
Do K12 students benefit from taking some or all of their classes online? A new report by NSBA’s Center for Public Education, Searching for the Reality of Virtual Schools, says that while online...
View ArticleCPE names “10 Good Things About Public Education”
Can you name 10 good things about public education? Patte Barth, director of NSBA’s Center for Public Education, recently wrote about the many successes in public education for American School Board...
View ArticleNBC releases details about 2012 Education Nation events
National School Boards Association (NSBA) Executive Director Anne L. Bryant and NSBA President C. Ed Massey will participate in the 2012 Education Nation National Summit in New York City next week. The...
View ArticleEducators must engage minority male students, CUBE speaker says
When urban school leaders ask themselves why young men of color are not doing well in their schools, they may be asking the wrong question. The real question may be why school leaders—on their watch—...
View ArticleReport: High-level high school courses and school counseling boost college...
Taking high-level math in high school as well as Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses can have a dramatic impact on whether a student finishes college, according to a report...
View ArticleNSBA’s 2013 Annual Conference to feature Geena Davis, Neil deGrasse Tyson,...
Registration and housing for the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) 73rd Annual Conference, to be held April 13 to 15 in San Diego, is now open. Join more than 5,000 school board members and...
View ArticleNSBA report shows how the U.S. can get back on top in college degrees
Although the U.S. ranks near the top of the world in college degrees, it’s quickly losing ground because young adults in other countries are earning credentials at a higher rate, according to a new...
View ArticleKentucky district reassesses role of resource officers after Conn. shootings
Boone County Schools in Kentucky, home of National School Boards Association President C. Ed Massey, was featured in a Bloomberg story last week on the timely issue of arming school officials. The...
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School board success story: Improving graduation rates in Montana
Missoula County School Board Chair Toni Rehbein and Superintendent Alex Apostle. January’s American School Board Journal (ASBJ) features the success story of the Missoula County Public School Board of...
View ArticleEducation Talk Radio previews NSBA’s 2013 Annual Conference
Kanisha Williams-Jones, Director of Leadership & Governance Services at the National School Boards Association (NSBA), was a guest today on Education Talk Radio providing a preview of NSBA’s 2013...
View ArticleCUBE speaker: Reduce dropouts through grading policies, other strategies
School boards looking for a roadmap to reduce dropouts need to assert their authority regarding grading policies and create strategies to help students recover from various kinds of failure, East Baton...
View ArticleHigh school graduation requirements are out of sync with Common Core, new...
A new report from Change the Equation (CTEq) and the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) Center for Public Education (CPE) examines the connection between state graduation requirements and...
View ArticleNSBA and CTEq host Common Core graduation requirements Twitter chat at...
The new report released last week from Change the Equation (CTEq) and the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) Center for Public Education (CPE) examines the connection between state graduation...
View ArticleSAT results show minorities better prepared for college
Jim Hull, Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Public Education (CPE) at the National School Boards Association, recently analyzed the latest batch of SAT scores for CPE’s blog, The Edifier: While...
View ArticleSchools reversing Zero Tolerance policies
It was called the “broken windows” theory, and it shows — quite tragically, in some cases — how taking a social policy that might make sense in one context and applying it to another can have...
View ArticleNational survey of high schools shows wide discipline disparities
A comprehensive survey of more than 72,000 K-12 schools serving 85 percent of the country has found that nearly one out of every five black male students received at least one out-of-school...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education study shows racial disparities in school...
A new study released by the Department of Education shows African-American students as young as preschoolers are more likely to be suspended than their white counterparts—a statistic that the National...
View ArticleNSBA Executive Director tours successful schools, community partnerships in...
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) Executive Director Thomas J. Gentzel saw firsthand the successes of an urban school district during a tour of high-performing schools in Cleveland last...
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Call for proposals for NSBA’s 2015 Annual Conference
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is requesting proposals for breakout sessions to be conducted during our 75th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn., March 21-23. The conference will draw...
View ArticleNSBA participates in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), represented NSBA at gala dinner reception in Washington, D.C., honoring student recipients of the 19th Annual...
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