National School Boards Association Reacts to U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Carson v. Makin

On June 21, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Carson v. Makin that the First Amendment’s Free Exercise of Religion Clause requires states to include religious institutions and religious schools in state funding programs. In response, Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., Chief Legal Officer of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), made the following statement.

• NSBA’s Council of School Attorneys Elects New Leadership

  April 18, 2022

  The National School Boards Association’s (NSBA’s) Council of School Attorneys (COSA), the national network of attorneys representing K-12 public school districts, recently elected new leaders and directors at its annual meeting in San Diego, California.

• New York School Attorney Presented Lifetime Achievement Award

  April 1, 2022

  The National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys (COSA) presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Jay Worona, a 25-year member of COSA, a former COSA Chair, and the deputy executive director and general counsel for the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA).

• Three School Districts Earn Top Honors in the 2022 Magna Awards

  February 17, 2022

  California’s Lowell Joint School District, Kansas’ Topeka Public Schools, and California’s Pomona Unified School District are the Grand Prize winners in the 28th annual Magna Awards program sponsored by the National School Boards Association’s flagship magazine, American School Board Journal (ASBJ).

• NSBA Launches Independent Review of September 2021 Letter to Biden Administration

  February 7, 2022

  The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is launching an independent comprehensive review to fully understand the circumstances around the letter sent to the Biden administration. The review will be conducted by Philip Kiko, an attorney and the former Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives under two different Speakers, and the law firm Michael Best & Friedrich.

• National School Boards Association Announces New Additions to Board of Directors

  February 4, 2022

  The National School Boards Association (NSBA) recently appointed new members to its Board of Directors: Steve Corona, a school board member of Fort Wayne Community Schools in Indiana, and Matthew Russell Showalter, a school board member of Shepherd Public Schools & the Gratiot-Isabella Regional Educational Service District (GI RESD) in Michigan.

• NEW REPORT: Quality Public Education for All Students with Disabilities: Meeting Both IDEA Requirements and Post-Pandemic Challenges

  January 28, 2022

  This new report from NSBA’s Center for Public Education addresses some key challenges states are facing to meet the requirements of IDEA Part B and provides insight into solutions and best practices that states may leverage to meet the requirements for IDEA compliance, and, ultimately, the needs of their students with disabilities.

• NSBA's Council of Urban Boards of Education Announces New Leadership

  December 17, 2021

  NSBA's Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) is pleased to announce that Micah Ali of Compton Unified School District in California was elected to serve as the council's chair. Shavonna Holman of Omaha Public Schools in Nebraska was elected Vice Chair and Ty G. Jones of Lancaster Independent School District in Texas was elected Secretary.

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