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Superintendent and trustees report takeaways from NSBA visit; board highlights instruction, opposing vouchers and balanced calendar
Summary
District leaders who attended the National School Boards Association conference described priorities including advocacy against school vouchers, expanding math access, earlier algebra, investments in teachers and exploring a balanced calendar; trustees said they will pursue follow-up locally and at the statehouse.
Superintendent Dr. Stevens Bonet and Dr. Leslie Yanders summarized takeaways from the National School Boards Association (NSBA) conference in Washington, D.C., and trustees described legislative advocacy and district priorities drawn from that trip.
Dr. Leslie Yanders told trustees the merged advocacy and equity institute covered federal policy developments, school choice and vouchers, students’ social-emotional learning (SEL), and strategies to close achievement gaps in math. Yanders said the NSBA urged boards to oppose vouchers, to…
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