If you’re planning to nominate one of your school district’s programs for American School Board Journal’s (ASBJ) Magna Awards, be sure to listen to Pittsburgh Public Schools Board Member Mark Brentley talk about his district’s experiences as a Magna Awards grand prize winner. He joined by ASBJ Publisher Glenn Cook and Sodexo’s National Wellness Director [...]
School Board News
School Board News Today, an online publication of NSBA, provides timely and relevant stories and analysis from NSBA and other news outlets to school board members, administrators, and all others interested in K-12 education.
Linking schools and businesses: An ASBJ webinar
School and business partnerships can be tricky. Hear how one school district has navigated the challenges of these partnerships in an upcoming webinar presented by the editors of American School Board Journal. It will be held Thursday, Oct. 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Register here. Virginia’s Newport News Public Schools has developed a Career [...]
Report: High-level high school courses and school counseling boost college graduations
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 released today from the National School Boards Association’s Center for Public Education. The “persistence rate” for students from above average socioeconomic backgrounds (SES) is 10 percent [...]
Oral arguments begin in key school diversity case
Abigail Fisher says she was denied acceptance to the University of Texas because she is white, a decision she says violates her Constitutional rights. University officials maintain that race was just one of many criteria used — in a manner consistent with the Constitution and court precedent — to ensure that UT’s freshman class would [...]
NSBA mourns the loss of former CUBE director
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is mourning the Oct. 9 passing of Katrina Kelley, who served as director of the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) until earlier this year. “She had tremendous passion, knowledge, and a strong commitment to helping urban school leaders find solutions to challenges at the local level and [...]
CUBE panel: School-level policies help minority male students
To make a difference in the lives of young men of color, urban school boards need to review the policies and priorities directed at the needs of this population—but they also need to make certain that these policies and priorities are reality at the school level. That was the advice offered by a panel of [...]
Savannah school board president honored with national urban education award
This year’s winner of the Benjamin Elijah Mays Lifetime Achievement Award is Joseph A. Buck, III, president of Georgia’s Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Joseph A. Buck, III displays the The Benjamin Elijah Mays Lifetime Achievement Award Buck, a school board member since 2006, received the award during the 45th Council of Urban Boards of [...]
Nevada’s Washoe County Public Schools District receives national urban education excellence award
The Washoe County School District has been awarded the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) Annual Award for Urban School Board Excellence for 2012. The Nevada school system, which serves Reno and surrounding communities, was recognized for its school board’s resolve to improve student academic performance, engage parents and the community, and ensure that [...]
School leaders lack understanding of minority male students’ home lives, CUBE speaker says
How is it that an African-American student attending his high school graduation ceremony can feel depressed—overwhelmed by what the future holds and wondering why other students appear to be looking forward to college and the years ahead? Why could this youth see no advantage in his success—and the opportunity to go to college—compared to students [...]
