An Inaccurate Census Count Jeopardizes Educational Opportunities

The ability of public schools to carry out their mission will be severely undermined if the federal government undertakes measures such as the inclusion of a question on citizenship in the Decennial Census, which U.S. Census Bureau and survey experts predict will undercount the number of children and families our schools serve.

• NSBA Supports Smoke-Free Schools Legislation

  June 13, 2019

  The National School Boards Association supports The Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019, introduced today by U. S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah).

• NSBA Names Chip Slaven Chief Advocacy Officer

  May 20, 2019

  NSBA today announced that Stuart “Chip” Slaven has joined the association as Chief Advocacy Officer. Slaven will lead the Federal Advocacy & Public Policy group, which represents state school board associations and their members before the U.S. Congress and the Administration. Slaven is a government relations veteran who brings passion and extensive experience to drive our vision for public education forward.

• COSBAC Registration Open

  May 17, 2019

  COSBAC is a forum of the communication staff from state school boards associations across North America. If you're a member of COSBAC be sure to register for the upcoming Annual Conference which will take place July 11-13, 2019.

• NSBA Launches the Center for Safe Schools

  May 16, 2019

  The National School Boards Association announced the launch of the NSBA Center for Safe Schools, a new initiative that provides critical resources to help education leaders, administrators and the public enhance student and school safety.

• FY2020 Appropriations Statement

  May 8, 2019

  Executive Director and CEO Thomas J. Gentzel expressed support in a letter to Congress for the House Appropriations Committee to pass its proposed 2020 budget, which contains a $4.4 billion increase from last year in education funding.

• Early Career Awareness: A Key to Developing LifeReady Skills

  April 29, 2019

  To get students ready for life, schools need to teach students personal skills, applied knowledge skills, workplace skills and people skills as early as elementary school. Following the release of NSBA's "A Report of the Commission to Close the Skills Gap," the association and its partners encourage school districts to design and develop programs to enhance students' career awareness by connecting what they learn in school to real-world situations and programming career awareness through technology, professional development and partnerships with local community.

• Thomas Shannon Memoriam

  April 26, 2019

  Thomas Shannon, executive director of NSBA from 1977 to 1996, died on April 17 in Ashburn, Virginia, at the age of 87. Shannon is credited with bringing stability to the federation of state and territorial school boards associations and developing and refining NSBA member services. He also is remembered as an early advocate for effective board-superintendent school governance.

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