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The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is a non-profit organization that provides education leadership, advocacy and resources to state school boards associations in the United States. It represents state school board associations and their more than 90,000 local school board members who govern over 13,000 public school districts.

NSBA’s primary mission is to ensure public education remains at the forefront of our nation’s priorities and policies. To this end, NSBA works for excellence in public education through advocacy, research and information sharing. In addition, NSBA assists its members with governance issues such as policy development, legal services and technology integration tools.

The National School Boards Association provides a wide range of services including publications, online courses and webinars; compliance support; legal assistance; training for school board members, administrators and teachers; research into best practices for effective governance; conferences and seminars on topics related to school district leadership; grant opportunities for innovative programs at individual schools or districts; and other personalized advisory services.

Yes. The National School Boards Association offers an array of educational materials including publications on board member roles and responsibilities, recruitment programs geared toward community engagement, policy development handbooks and online course modules for students on career readiness topics like financial literacy or career exploration.

You can read more about what the National School Boards Association does by visiting their website at www.nsba.org or by following them on Facebook or Twitter for updates about their latest activities.

Yes - through its Innovation Initiative program - the National School Boards Association connects potential funding sources with public schools wishing to implement innovative learning projects that address student success across diverse disciplines such as STEM (science, technology engineering & mathematics), world languages or 21st century skills such as critical thinking & problem solving. More information is available at https://www.nsba.org/grants-scholarships-and-awards.

There is no fee to become a member of the National School Boards Association. However they do have annual dues based upon district size determined by number of students in attendance each year which must be paid in order to maintain active status within their organization.

Each state has its own school board association affiliated with the National School Boards Association which operates independently from it though both organizations maintain close communication links between each other allowing you to access additional resources when needed depending upon your needs or interests.