Three School Districts Earn Top Honors in 2020 Magna Awards for Equity Programs

The 26th annual Magna Awards recognizes Fremont County School District #6, Pavillion, Wyoming; Liberty Public Schools Liberty, Missouri; and Moreno Valley Unified School District, Moreno Valley, California, as the grand-prize winners for their work breaking down barriers for underserved students.

• Update: NSBA Coronavirus Statement

  March 9, 2020

  The National School Boards Association understands that many persons registered for the NSBA Annual Conference in Chicago on April 4-6 and the COSA School Law Seminar in Chicago on April 2-4, are concerned about traveling and participating in such a large event given the growing outbreak of the coronavirus. Please read our updated statement for more information.

• Hard-to-Count Populations in the 2020 Census

  February 19, 2020

  Children not counted in the census can impact a community for at least 10 years until the error is corrected. For school leaders, every child matters, and accurate information supports school districts in strategically planning for funds and resources that are needed to provide every student with high-quality education.

• NSBA Executive Director National Search

  February 14, 2020

  The National School Boards Association is conducting a national search for its next Executive Director as it continues to fulfill its important mission as the leading advocate for public education. The NSBA Board of Directors formed a search committee that is comprised of members of the executive committee of the Board of Directors, state school boards associations executive directors, and a representative from NSBA’s past presidents group.

• Statement on the Trump Administration’s Proposed 2021 Education Budget

  February 11, 2020

  NSBA strongly opposes the Trump administration’s proposed budget for the Department of Education for Fiscal Year 2021 as it lays out the wrong priorities to educate all schoolchildren.

• Voters Strongly Oppose Vouchers and Other Programs That Divert Money From Public Schools

  February 4, 2020

  The "education freedom scholarships" mentioned in the State of the Union address would harm millions of students and the idea fails to recognize the myriad of choices that exist in public schools. Public education is one of the cornerstones of our society, and the vast majority of Americans believe it is the great equalizer.

• National School Boards Association Has Retained Vetted Solutions to Conduct Its Executive Director Search

  January 17, 2020

  NSBA has retained Vetted Solutions, an executive search firm that represents leading associations and nonprofit organizations, to conduct the association's national search to replace its retiring Executive Director and CEO, Thomas J. Gentzel.

• Statement on Signed FY 2020 Spending Package

  December 22, 2019

  NSBA is pleased that U.S. Congress and the Administration reached a bipartisan agreement, which contains a $1.3 billion increase for education, to fund the government. The education funding is a much needed investment in every student who attends a public school.

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