The BOE's Role in Curriculum
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The Public Process of Developing Curriculum (WPSBA Webinar, March 2024)
Realigning our Comprehensive Reading Program with the Science of Reading (Rye City School District)
Artificial Intelligence (Pleasantville UFSD)
Health Curriculum: Radical Sex Indoctrination at Croton-Harmon High School? (Croton-Harmon UFSD)
School boards have broad discretion over curriculum, book selection (NYSASA)
While the power of school boards varies depending on the type of district, the board of education in most districts has control over the educational affairs of the district and may exercise a high degree of discretion in how the district fulfills state requirements.
The School Board’s role in curriculum adoption (NYSSBA presentation)
State laws delegate to school boards, the authority to prescribe the course of study in the schools of their respective school districts while at the same time requiring that they provide for instruction in certain specified topics within their curriculum.
NSBA 2024: How Should School Boards Approach AI in the Classroom?
At the National School Boards Association conference in April, school board members from across the U.S. said they intended to find partners and leaders who could help their districts make decisions about AI.
How Superintendents Can Engage Board Members to Benefit Their Districts
This Ed Week article talks about helping School Board Members understand the needs of students and staff.
NASBE: Curriculum that counts
National Association of State Boards of Education's State Education Standard - Journal dated January 2024: edition focused on curriculum.
Elements of Success - NSBA
Curriculum-focused professional learning strategies for school transformation.
Can School Boards Survive the “Parents’ Rights” Movement? (Columbia University Teachers College)
With the 2024 U.S. election on the horizon, TC’s Jonathan Collins and Jeffrey Henig discuss America’s fiery landscape of politics and education.
D.C. kids in regular tutoring do better in school, attend more, report says (Washington Post)
A new Stanford University report examines the first year of D.C.’s multimillion-dollar effort to get students back on track.