National Association Of State Boards Of Education

NASBE DEVELOPS, SUPPORTS, AND EMPOWERS CITIZEN LEADERS ON STATE BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS SO STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES ARE PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE.

EARLY LEARNING HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING REQUIRES A HIGH-QUALITY WORKFORCE WITH SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. TO BETTER SUPPORT THIS UNDER-RESOURCED AND COMPLEX WORKFORCE, STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES (SEAS) AND STATE BOARDS OF EDUCATION CAN USE THEIR POLICY LEVERS TO INVESTIGATE AND INFLUENCE WORKFORCE QUALITY IN FOUR AREAS: QUALIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE, PREPARATION PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMPENSATION. TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST, WELL-DEVELOPED ASSEMBLY OF EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, NASBE AWARDED STIPENDS TO SEVEN STATES TO INVESTIGATE AND IMPROVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORKFORCE CONDITIONS IN THEIR STATES. FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, THIS PROJECT REIGNITES NASBE'S EARLY LEARNING WORK AND ESTABLISHES A STATE NETWORK TASKED WITH DEVELOPING, REVISING, AND ADOPTING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION POLICIES THAT OTHER STATE BOARDS CAN REPLICATE.

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PUBLICATIONS, DATABASE AND WEBINARS NASBE SERVES AS A RICH SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR ITS MEMBERS, PRODUCING ORIGINAL, TIMELY INFORMATION ON EDUCATION'S MOST PRESSING ISSUES VIA WEBINARS, MEETINGS, AND PUBLICATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING FORMATS: EDUCATION LEADERS REPORTS COVER CURRENT TOPICS AS WELL AS OVER-THE-HORIZON THINKING ON EDUCATION. THEY PROVIDE A DEEP DIVE INTO THE BACKGROUND ON POLICY ISSUES, RELEVANT RESEARCH, AND PRACTICAL STEPS THAT THE RESEARCH FINDINGS IMPLY FOR STATE POLICYMAKING. THE STATE EDUCATION STANDARD: THE STANDARD IS NASBE'S PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL. IT IS WRITTEN BY SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS AND PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO SELECT EDUCATION POLICY ISSUES OF THE DAY. NEW ISSUES ARE PUBLISHED EVERY JANUARY, MAY, AND SEPTEMBER. POLICY UPDATES ARE TWO- TO FOUR-PAGE BRIEFS ON CHANGES IN FEDERAL EDUCATION POLICY, STATE POLICY IMPACTS, AND TRENDS IN EDUCATION. STATE INNOVATIONS PROVIDE CONCISE EXAMPLES OF THE POLICYMAKING EXPERIENCES OF STATE BOARDS OF EDUCATION. THESE REPORTS SERVE AS A SOURCE OF NEW IDEAS FOR OTHER STATES' POLICYMAKING, CONTACTS TO ENABLE CROSS-STATE NETWORKING ON KEY ISSUES, AND BENCHMARKING. POWER OF THE QUESTION: THESE REPORTS DISTILL MAJOR ISSUES IN EDUCATION INTO KEY QUESTIONS THAT STATE BOARD MEMBERS CAN ASK FELLOW STATE POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, AND STAKEHOLDERS TO GUIDE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION DECISION MAKING IN THEIR STATES. BOARDSMANSHIP REVIEWS OFFER PRACTICAL IDEAS ON HOW TO BECOME A BETTER MEMBER OF A STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. STATE POLICY DATABASE ON SCHOOL HEALTH IS AN ONLINE POLICY DATABASE THAT COVERS POLICY RELATED TO STUDENT HEALTH ISSUES. THIS DATABASE ALIGNS ALL EXISTING STATE STATUTORY AND REGULATORY LANGUAGE ON STUDENT HEALTH TO THE COMPONENTS OF THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S FRAMEWORK FOR SCHOOL HEALTH PROMOTION, KNOWN AS THE WHOLE SCHOOL, WHOLE COMMUNITY, WHOLE CHILD MODEL.

NASBE'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS IN THE NATION. HELD IN THE FALL, CONFERENCE SESSIONS COVER MYRIAD EDUCATION TOPICS AND EMERGING ISSUES IN STATE POLICY AND SPOTLIGHTS NOTABLE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS.