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About the Organization

Founded in 1940, the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) purpose is to ensure each student everywhere has access to excellent and equitable public education governed by high-performing school board leaders and supported by the community.

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2025 CUBE Annual Conference

CUBE has convened school board members from across the nation for the past 57 years to network and share the continually evolving strategies they are using to address the unique educational challenges that exist in our nation's urban centers. Content is curated specifically to provide you with the tools and support you need to effect change as an empowered, impactful urban school board member. Early bird savings end July 18!

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2026 Magna Awards Competition Now Open!

The Nomination Window for the 2026 Magna Awards is now open! The 2026 Magna Awards program focuses on improving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 

A grand prize winner and silver award winners will be recognized in three enrollment categories: under 5,000 enrollment, 5,000-20,000 enrollment, and over 20,000 enrollment. All winning districts will be featured in the April 2026 issue of American School Board Journal.

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Now Available! 2025 Edition of NSBA’s Federal Public School Law Guidebook

NSBA's Federal Public School Law Guidebook is the only comprehensive resource focused exclusively on federal law as it applies to K-12 public schools. While many states have their own school law handbooks, NSBA's guidebook fills a critical gap by addressing federal legal issues that impact school districts nationwide. The guidebook covers a wide range of topics, including constitutional and federal law; school board authority and governance; funding; curriculum; school safety; operations; liability and immunity; employee and student rights; discipline; special education; religion in schools; and student records, data privacy, and internet use. The 2025 edition includes analysis of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and changes made by the Trump administration to the 2024 Title IX regulations; immigration; and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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April 2025 Issue of American School Board Journal Now Online

This issue shines a light on the innova­tive work of school boards and their districts, highlighted by the winners in the 2025 Magna Awards program. These noteworthy programs demonstrate how school leaders and staff creatively solve problems facing their schools, students, and communities. Also, in this issue, how school board members can more effectively use research, guidance on improving indoor air quality for students, and meet the National Rural Teacher of the Year.  

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Massachusetts School Board Member Devin M. Sheehan Elected 2025-26 NSBA President

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) has announced that Devin M. Sheehan of the Holyoke Public Schools Committee in Massachusetts has been elected NSBA president for 2025-26. Leonard Lockhart of the Windsor Board of Education in Connecticut was elected President-elect and Becky Fles of MSAD #11 School District in Maine was elected Secretary-Treasurer. NSBA’s former president, Donald Hubler of Macomb Intermediate School District in Michigan, will now serve as Immediate Past President.

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Beyond our award-winning flagship publication American School Board Journal (ASBJ), NSBA also offers an array of other print and online marketing strategies allowing you to create a comprehensive, highly targeted year-round campaign. NSBA's audience reaches the entire district-level decision-making team made up of superintendents, school administrators, elected school members, school business officials, technology directors, and more.

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