Advocacy & Policy

NABSE Legislative Initiative

Education is a Civil Right

NABSE advances a bold, research-grounded agenda so that every child, particularly children of African descent, has equitable access to a high-quality education. Explore the documents that guide our advocacy.

Our Agenda Today

NABSE Legislative Priorities

NABSE’s six core priorities carried before legislators and decision-makers today: the current policy positions that translate our imperatives into the change students and educators need now.

PDF · 6 Core Priorities
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The Foundation

Declaration of Education Imperatives for the 21st Century

NABSE’s declaration affirming that education is a civil right, framing nine imperatives, from achievement and assessment to funding, governance, and culturally responsive instruction, to dismantle systemic inequity in our schools.

PDF · The Imperatives
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The Roadmap

NABSE G•P•S (Glidepaths•Potentialities•Solutions)

A conceptual pathfinder for members and affiliates that organizes 40 education imperatives into three horizons (immediate Glidepaths, future Potentialities, and new Solutions), with action plans for federal, state, and local policy.

PDF · The Action Plan
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