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Three School Districts Earn Top Honors in the 2024 Magna Awards

New York’s Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Oklahoma’s Lawton Public Schools, and Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools are the Grand Prize winners in the 29th annual Magna Awards program sponsored by the National School Boards Association’s flagship magazine, American School Board Journal (ASBJ).

NSBA Hosts Nearly 1,000 Education Leaders for Equity Symposium and Advocacy Institute

Nearly 1,000 attendees representing 42 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, and the Virgin Islands convened in Washington, D.C., for NSBA’s Equity Symposium (Jan. 27) and Advocacy Institute (Jan. 28-30).

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NSBA 2024 Annual Conference and Exposition

New Orleans, LA April 06 - April 08, 2024
Immerse yourself in the vibrant destination of New Orleans and elevate your leadership skills at the NSBA Annual Conference and Exposition. This national event brings together education leaders from across the country, offering a unique opportunity to learn about best governance practices, gain insights into child development, and explore cutting-edge programs and technology to enrich student learning. Join us in New Orleans for an empowering experience of national school board leadership learning and networking with like-minded professionals.

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13 Mistakes Board Members Make

From impatience and poor behavior to speaking about confidential issues and ignoring policy, this collection of missteps is well known to taint successful school board operations.

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The True ABCs of School Board Service

School board members must be servant leaders to the students and the community. The ABCs that help guide their work may need to stand for Attitude, Balance, and Compassion.

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You Never Stop Learning

While school boards might seem like an unusual audience for the gangster-rap pioneer, Ice-T regularly lectures at prisons, libraries, and colleges. The author, actor, and music icon discussed his difficult childhood and lessons he wished he’d learned in school.

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Helping Students After a School Shooting

As you and your communities struggle to come to terms with school shootings and related school violence the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) has put together a comprehensive list of resources.

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