Information on Best Practices for School Boards and School Board Members
- National School Board Association: www.nsba.org
- Center for Education Reform (national independent center founded to support individuals, communities, policymakers and civic groups who are working to bring fundamental reforms to their schools):www.edreform.com
- GreatSchools (a leading source of information on school performance):www.greatschools.org
- Give Kids Good Schools (national campaign to provide Americans with the information and tools they need to take action in their communities and improve their public schools): www.givekidsgoodschool.org
- The Broad Institute for School Boards (supports initiatives to help school board members and superintendents become effective leaders for positive change): http://broadeducation.org/about/broad_institute.html
- John Carver, well-known expert on leadership and governance for nonprofit, public and corporate boards, including school boards:http://www.carvergovernance.com
- Education Commission of the States (helps states develop effective policy and practices for public education by providing data, research, analysis and leadership): www.ecs.org
- Center for Reform of School Systems (instructs board-superintendent teams in how to transform their districts for high student achievement):www.crss.org
- The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement (archived material from a federally funded program that assisted schools and school districts contemplating or engaged in school reform and improvement): www.centerforcsri.org
- American School Board Journal (education magazine published monthly by the National School Boards Association that chronicles change, interprets issues, and offers readers practical advice on a broad range of topics pertinent to school governance and management, policy making, student achievement, and the art of school leadership):www.asbj.com/