NSBA expressed disappointment yesterday with the recent vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide $300 million in additional federal funds to support charter schools. On Tuesday, the House voted 365 to 54 in favor of H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, which expands a federal program to provide state [...]
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President Obama’s “American Jobs Act” – part of the $477 billion legislative package he proposed to Congress Thursday night – includes $30 billion in new funds to prevent more teacher layoffs and another $25 billion in school construction money that could help rebuild 35,000 schools. Sounds great. But is it too good to be true? [...]
NSBA backs Pres. jobs bill, hopes Congress will too
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) commends President Barack Obama’s speech Thursday, during which he unveiled the American Jobs Act, a $447 billion package that would help struggling school districts retain teachers and address the antiquated state of many public schools. “Our school children deserve a quality education and that cannot happen when their teachers [...]
Finalists announced in NSBA annual urban ed award
NSBA’s Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) is pleased to announce that Boston Public Schools, Washoe County Public Schools and the Mesquite Independent School District have been selected as finalists for the 2011 CUBE Annual Award for Urban School Board Excellence. Identified by an independent panel based on data provided by the school district and their state school boards association, the finalists [...]
NSBA featured on Education Nation’s “Ask an Expert”
The National School Boards Association’s Executive Director, Anne L. Bryant, is this week’s “Ask an Expert” on NBC’s Education Nation. You can ask Bryant a question or view questions she has answered. “Ask-an-Expert” series is an ongoing initiative of Education Nation to bring questions to some of the leading experts in educational issues.
Ed leaders call for broad approach to diversity
Achieving diversity in the public schools is not simply a matter of numbers: It calls for a comprehensive educational strategy that seeks the best possible outcomes for all students. That’s the underlying message of Achieving Educational Excellence for All: A Guide to Diversity-Related Policy Strategies for School Districts, a joint report by the National School [...]
In advocacy, every effort makes a difference
The power of local school board members speaking out is nothing to dismiss. That’s the central message of ASBJ’s September cover story, which examines how school boards—working in collaboration with their state associations and NSBA—can advocate successfully on behalf of public education at both the state and federal level. School board members might not believe [...]
Magna Award highlights California district’s strategies to improve elementary school
Each year American School Board Journal’s Magna Awards, sponsored by Sodexo School Services, honors school districts that show exemplary examples of innovation and excellence in school governance. For the past 17 years, the Magna Awards panel of independent judges has reviewed programs that showcase school district leadership, creativity, and commitment to student achievement. Magna nominations are [...]
The week in blogs
Communicating with parents and the community takes time, writes Idette B. Groff, a board member for the Conestoga Valley (Pa.) School District. But it more than pays off in the end. She offers this advice to parents as a guest columnist in the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet blog: “If your district doesn’t keep you informed [...]
September issue of ASBJ now online
It’s goes without saying that school board members are public education’s greatest advocates. But just in case you needed more evidence, thumb through the pages of the September issue of ASBJ, which is devoted to the many and powerful ways school board members influence and fight for schools and students. Included in the package are examples and profiles of local governance at its [...]
