August 30, 2008
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News & Issues

  • Help Us Break a Reading Record
    On October 2, join NSBA and the Pearson Foundation in the Jumpstart's Read for the Record Campaign and help at-risk preschoolers across the country.
  • "SMarT School Boards"
    NSBA partners with the American Association of the Advancement of Science to help school boards with science, math and technology (SMT) program issues.
  • Extended-Day Learning Opportunities
    A clearinghouse for school board leaders to build and sustain quality extended learning opportunities for all students.

Features

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More schools expected to land on AYP watch list
BoardBuzz couldn’t agree more with this editorial from the Star Tribune that NCLB’s accountability system is wrongly ensnaring more and more schools.

The Back to School List
When getting children ready to go back to school, buying supplies, books, and clothes is at the top of the list. Those are definitely things children need in order to be ready for school. But Board Buzz wants to remind everyone that, in order for children to be ready to learn, they also need to be healthy. Part of that process includes getting immunized.

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Recent cover stories from ASBJ.

Taking Risks Without Risking It All
When ASBJ asked education consultant Deborah Meier to name some failed and successful school reforms of the past three decades, she e-mailed back this short reply: "In fact, the successes have also been the failures." Let's take a look at what has worked, what hasn't, and why.

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Senate considers funding for critical school needs
With congressional action on a supplemental appropriations bill delayed until September, school board members are encouraged to contact their senators and representatives during the August recess to urge them to support this measure, which contains critical funding for public schools.

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The Executive Director of the National School Boards Association, Anne Bryant, discusses important issues in public education.

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School Climate Matters
This month Anne discusses NSBA’s Council of Urban Boards of Education’s latest report, What We Think, which examines parent perceptions of urban school climate. Listen and learn what your district can do to improve school climate.

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