NSBA’ s president discusses school climate on Education Talk Radio
Mary Broderick, president of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), recently appeared on Education Talk Radio and discussed school climate and NSBA’s Students on Board initiative. Broderick...
View ArticleThe week in blogs: Making elementary school feel safe for all
By its very title, the report suggests that playgrounds, as well as other places in elementary schools, aren’t viewed as “safe” by many students. Titled Playgrounds and Prejudice: Elementary School...
View ArticleBoards face federal and state bullying rules
The national media has been highlighting incidents of bullying and harassment in schools, and for good reason – statistics show that many children are being bullied, electronically or otherwise....
View ArticleThe week in blogs: School violence, in many forms
School violence was in the news this week after a 17-year-old boy opened fire at a suburban Ohio high school and killed three students. One of the more provocative blogs on the incident, found in Time...
View ArticleThe week in blogs: Who’s got the most determined students?
Here’s a little quiz about cultural norms, brought to you with the help of education blogger Joanne Jacobs. Match the three hypothetical comments – which have to do with how young people view luck,...
View ArticleGuidelines offer “teachable moment” for tough First Amendment issues
A coalition that includes NSBA and 16 other education, religious, and civil liberties groups has released new guidelines for school districts to combat harassment and bullying while upholding student’s...
View ArticleNSBA’s General Counsel shows strategies to address school bullying
“The one common thread from the many perspectives on school bullying is that advocates on all sides care deeply about kids,” National School Boards Association (NSBA) General Counsel Francisco M....
View ArticleNSBA’s 2013 Annual Conference to feature Geena Davis, Neil deGrasse Tyson,...
Registration and housing for the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) 73rd Annual Conference, to be held April 13 to 15 in San Diego, is now open. Join more than 5,000 school board members and...
View ArticleNSBA to Court: School officials must be given flexibility in handling student...
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to rule that school districts should not be held financially liable for harassment...
View ArticleExperts show best practices for school safety plans in NSBA webinar
One week after the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut, school officials again are asking whether they have enough measures in place to try to prevent a similar tragedy. Two school safety experts...
View ArticleKentucky district reassesses role of resource officers after Conn. shootings
Boone County Schools in Kentucky, home of National School Boards Association President C. Ed Massey, was featured in a Bloomberg story last week on the timely issue of arming school officials. The...
View ArticleNSBA General Counsel discusses school safety policies for Education Week
The National School Boards Association’s General Counsel praised the response of school officials in the Newtown, Conn., school shootings last month and gives advice for other school districts in a...
View ArticleNSBA works with White House on school safety issues
President Barack Obama issued 23 executive actions today that he says will strengthen school safety and prevent gun violence. He also called on Congress to pass tougher gun-control measures, including...
View ArticleEducation Talk Radio previews NSBA’s 2013 Annual Conference
Kanisha Williams-Jones, Director of Leadership & Governance Services at the National School Boards Association (NSBA), was a guest today on Education Talk Radio providing a preview of NSBA’s 2013...
View ArticleOhio school boards hoping to hire more school safety officers, survey finds
A new survey by the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) found that roughly two out of five Ohio school districts currently have school safety officers, but many more districts are interested in...
View ArticleBullying remains ‘moving target’ for schools, COSA attorneys say
Why are we still talking about bullying? It remains a hot topic among school districts and attorneys, and was the topic of a Friday Council of School Attorneys’ session at the 2013 School Law Seminar...
View ArticleNSBA, AASA back Employment Non-Discrimination Act in U.S. Senate
A bill that passed the U.S. Senate barring workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity has been strongly supported by NSBA and AASA: The School Superintendents Association....
View ArticleNSBA’s National Black Caucus hosts Dec. 5 webinar on school-to-prison pipeline
The National Black Caucus of School Board Members (NBC) will present a webinar on the “school to prison pipeline,” a disturbing national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into...
View ArticleSchools reversing Zero Tolerance policies
It was called the “broken windows” theory, and it shows — quite tragically, in some cases — how taking a social policy that might make sense in one context and applying it to another can have...
View ArticleSandy Hook tragedy teaches lessons on School Security
Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), reflected on the first anniversary of the Dec. 14, 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown,...
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