Safety experts to advise school leaders in NSBA webinar
The school shootings in Newtown, Conn., have left school leaders searching for ways to make sure they are keeping their students, staff, and communities safe from harm. When looking for advice, it’s...
View ArticleSchools safer in the wake of Columbine shootings and 9/11, say educators and...
Ronald D. Stephens has worked in school security for nearly 28 years. As executive director of the National School Safety Center in California, he’s consulted with school officials in places linked...
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 ArticleGun lobby pushes to arm school personnel
School resource officers should receive more weapons training and “selected and designated school personnel” should also be trained and authorized to carry arms, according to a National Rifle...
View ArticleAuthor: Students are ‘rarely the problem’
After getting a doctoral degree in urban education at Temple University and creating a career teaching and writing about urban schools, Camika Royal realized something: “The children are rarely the...
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 ArticleCOSA panel: Design school diversity policies to meet educational goals
School district policies to promote diversity are still viable, and recent Supreme Court rulings have bolstered existing laws that allow narrowly defined diversity policies. Districts must be careful,...
View ArticleMissouri businessman, MSBA announce $1 million incentive for Baldrige school...
A Missouri couple will donate $1 million to the first public school district in their state that can win a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which recognizes organizations for achieving...
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,...
View ArticleNSBA: School board involvement critical to addressing discipline issues
The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice have issued a four-part guide designed to address disparities in discipline practices and improve school climate. The guide, which...
View ArticleNSBA and AASA express concern about new restraint and seclusion bill in U.S....
Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), and Daniel A. Domenech, Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, issued a joint...
View ArticleNSBA’s COSA Seminar examines civil rights, school choice issues
Civil rights enforcement, vouchers, employment, bullying, and disability law are the hot topics this week at the National School Boards Associations’ (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys’ (COSA) annual...
View ArticleNSBA offers sympathies for victims in school stabbing incident
According to news reports, a teenage student went on a stabbing rampage at Franklin Regional Senior High School in Murrysville, Pa., seriously injuring at least 20 people. At the request of the...
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Call for proposals for NSBA’s 2015 Annual Conference
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is requesting proposals for breakout sessions to be conducted during our 75th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn., March 21-23. The conference will draw...
View ArticleNSBA calls for equity in education with the upcoming 60th anniversary of...
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) honors the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling by calling on America’s school boards, parents and communities to continue...
View ArticleSchool boards urge U.S. appeals court to provide flexibility for schools in...
The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE), filed a “friend of the court” (amicus) brief in the United States Court of Appeals for...
View ArticleShare how your school district earns trust
School districts that earn the trust of their key stakeholder groups are more likely to win bond referendums, successfully implement their plans, and enjoy a better relationship with their communities...
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