National Association of State Boards of Education
 
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The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is a non-profit association that represents state and territorial boards of education. Our principal objectives include strengthening state leadership in educational policymaking; promoting excellence in the education of all students; advocating equality of access to educational opportunity; and assuring continued citizen support for public education.

As the single organization representing state boards nationwide, we seek to further our goals through the provision of high-quality services in the following areas: 

  • training and technical assistance to members and the larger education community;
  • sponsoring regional and national conferences on critical policy issues;
  • publishing resource and research materials tailored to policymakers' needs; and
  • communicating with the Congress, federal executive agencies, business and industry, national associations, and other state decisionmakers, including chief state school officers, state legislators, and governors.

The association serves over 700 individuals, including members of state boards, state board attorneys, and state board executive secretaries. These members are responsible for the educational interests of more than fifty million students in public schools and more than three million students in post-secondary institutions.

  • Most boards also have authority over vocational education and/or vocational rehabilitation, and in some cases the state board of education is vested with responsibility for postsecondary learning.

Resources

The link below offers a broad range of assistance, have national scope, are easily accessed, have materials available at low or no cost, and /or offer specialized expertise.

http://www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/linkages.html

Name: David Kysilko
Title: Director of Publications
Phone: (703) 684-4000
Fax: (703) 836-2313
E-mail: DavidK@nasbe.org
Web http://www.NASBE.org

Please visit our Web site!

Failure Is Not an Option: The Next Stage of Education Reform www.nasbe.org/Educational_Issues/Reports/Failure%20Is%20Not%20An%20Option.pdf

The Use and Abuse of Ritalin www.nasbe.org/Educational_Issues/Briefs/Policy_Updates/Special/use.pdf

Someone at School Has AIDS www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/sasha.mgi

Schools Without Fear www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/withoutfear.mgi

Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/fithealthy.mgi

Code Blue: Uniting for Healthier Youth www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/codeblue.mgi

Healthy Schools Policy Updates www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/nasbepubs.mgi

Policy Updates Related to At-Risk Students www.nasbe.org/Educational_Issues/Students_High.html