National School Board Association | San Antonio, TX

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     Given the challenges facing public education and efforts to restrict – or in some cases, even eliminate – the governance role of school boards, the need for a strong and effective National School Boards Association never has been greater. Our efforts to be the premier advocate for public education in America, through our work in the legislative, legal and public arenas, are directly impacting public policy. The focus on serving member state associations and, through them, school boards, is increasing capacity to make local governance and the public education system even better.

     Advocacy and member service establish a trajectory that will continue to define NSBA’s work in the coming years. This will involve: leading the national conversation about public education; confronting those who would seek to privatize or otherwise undermine the nation’s system of public schools; proposing our own plans to ensure that all students everywhere have access to a great public education where they live; and providing the services and support state school boards associations need to enhance the effectiveness of local school boards. And, to make all this possible, NSBA will make as a continuing priority the strengthening of its financial position and internal capacity.