Press Releases

Nation’s Outstanding High School Seniors Honored for Educational Achievement (5/3/2012)

SREB Legislative Report Recaps State Sessions, Bills and Budget Actions on Education (5/3/2012)

North Carolina Resident Named Nation’s 2012 Online K-12 Teacher of Year (3/2/2012)

MEDIA ADVISORY: "Disrupting Education" (2/29/2012)

SREB Legislative Report Previews State Sessions, Recaps Governors’ Proposals (2/27/2012)

SREB Legislative Report Previews State Sessions, Recaps Governors’ Proposals (2/3/2012)

SREB, iNACOL Announce Finalists for National Online K-12 Teacher of the Year Award (1/23/2012)

With Lumina Grant, SREB Will Explore Mobile Technology to Help Students Get to College (1/10/2012)

SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing Honors Baldwin for Excellence (12/1/2011)

New SREB Commission Report Issues Urgent Call for States to Improve the Middle Grades (11/29/2011)

Growth in Population, Diversity Boosts Education Challenges for SREB States, New SREB Fact Book Shows (11/21/2011)

National Online Teacher of the Year Featured in New Education Video (11/18/2011)

SREB States Show Gains in Math, Less Progress in Reading on National Assessment (11/2/2011)

Leaders from 25 States Chart Ways for Career/Technical Education to Build Nation’s STEM Work Force (10/31/2011)

National Conference Focuses on Increasing Minority Faculty, Diversity in Higher Education (10/17/2011)

SREB Honors Schools for High or Improving Student Achievement (8/1/2011)

Nation’s Educators to Focus on Creating ‘Extraordinary’ Students at SREB’s 25th Annual High Schools That Work Conference (7/18/2011)

State Leaders to Discuss Region's Progress in Education, How to Improve Middle Grades, College Completion at SREB Annual Meeting (6/23/2011)

State Leaders Gather at SREB Forum on Strengthening School Leaders Across the Region (5/4/2011)

SREB Middle Grades Commission Lead by N.C. Governor Meets, Discusses Possible Recommendations for Final Report (4/27/2011)

2011 National Online Teacher of Year to Appear with U.S. Education Technology Official in Nation's Capital (4/25/2011)

Colorado Resident Named 2011 National Online K-12 Teacher of Year (3/11/2011)

State Online Learning Leaders, National Experts to Gather for SREB Symposium on Quality Learning Experiences (3/9/2011)

Some K-12 Public Schools in SREB States Turn To Alternative Calendars (2/14/2011)

SREB, iNACOL Announce Finalists for
National Online K-12 Teacher of the Year Award
(2/9/2011)

Latest SREB Data Reveal New Details on College
Graduates, Their Time and Credits to Degree
(2/2/2011)

Educators, State Officials from 21 States to Gather for SREB Forum On Improving Career/Technology Centers (1/25/2011)

North Carolina Governor Perdue Appoints SREB Commission to Improve the Middle Grades; First Meeting Today (12/13/2010)

States Need Many More Students to Enroll in College, Finish Two- and Four-Year College Degrees, New Report Shows (12/7/2010)

SREB States Continue to Lead Nation in AP Participation, Show Gains for Underrepresented Students (11/11/2010)

National Institute Opens on Challenges for Minority Faculty, Focuses on Improving Diversity in Higher Education (10/29/2010)

Leaders Call for States, Colleges and Universities to Help More Students Graduate On Time, for Lower Costs (10/13/2010)

Governors’, Legislative Staffs Gather at SREB Forum; Hear Call for States to Increase College Completion Significantly (10/12/2010)

SREB to Receive Lumina Foundation Grant
For Web Portal to Help More Adults Finish College
(9/29/2010)

New SREB Report Urges States to Make Major Gains in College Degree, Certificate Completion Through 2025 (9/28/2010)

SAT Scores Slip, Percentages of Students Taking Test Continue to Rise in Many SREB States (9/13/2010)

Florida Virtual School Teacher, Virginia Resident Wins Nation’s First Online K-12 Teacher of Year Award (9/9/2010)

Many SREB States Hold Steady on Average ACT Scores, But Major Rises in Numbers of Students Taking Test Continue (8/18/2010)

More Than 10 Million Under-Educated Adults in Region Could Benefit from Improved Adult Learning Programs, SREB Finds (8/4/2010)

SREB Announces Finalists for Nation’s First Online K-12 Teacher of Year Award (7/29/2010)

Southern Regional Education Board Honors Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear for Her Work in Education (7/14/2010)

SREB’s 24th Annual High Schools That Work Staff Development Conference Gathers About 6,000 Educators (7/14/2010)

SREB Honors Schools for Outstanding Performance, Improvement on High Schools That Work Assessments, Surveys (7/6/2010)

SREB States Continue to Make Progress on Education Goals; Need to Improve in College Readiness, Degree Completion (6/30/2010)

States Can Improve Students' College Readiness by Adopting More Coherent Policies Linking K-12 Schools, Higher Education (6/29/2010)

SREB Honors 500th Doctoral Program Graduate (6/28/2010)

North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue Elected Chair of Southern Regional Education Board (6/28/2010)

State Leaders to Discuss Region’s Progress in Education, Improving College Completion at SREB Annual Meeting (6/25/2010)

SREB Joins with Gov. Riley to Mark Alabama’s Success In Improving School Principals’ Standards, Training (6/3/2010)

States Making Progress, Need to Do More to Improve
Training, Support for Region’s School Leaders
(5/7/2010)

State Leaders Gather at SREB Forum to Work on Improving School Leadership Across the Region (5/6/2010)

Leaders from SREB States Call for Major Gains in College Degree Completion Across Region (4/14/2010)

SREB Highlights 15 Public Colleges and Universities for Success With Students, Degree Completion (4/14/2010)

Leaders from 16 States to Gather in West Virginia for Conference on Improving College Degree Completion (4/9/2010)

SREB Doctoral Scholars Program Receives Prestigious John Hope Franklin Award in Higher Education (3/29/2010)

Most SREB States Show Gains in 4th-, 8th-Grade Reading on NAEP; Need to Improve Adolescent Literacy Remains (3/24/2010)

SREB Doctoral Scholars Program to Follow Gates Foundation, Maya Angelou, Others in Receiving Award (2/24/2010)

SREB States Cited in National Report for 'Best Practices' in Teacher Quality (2/3/2010)

Leaders Call for Improved Career/Technology Centers; Educators from 14 States Gather to Work on Changes (1/20/2010)

Many SREB States Lead Nation in Education Week Rankings; More Work Ahead to Improve Achievement, College Readiness (1/14/2010)

Virginia Governor, Governor-Elect Unite at Summit in Support of State Efforts to Improve Students’ Readiness for College, Careers (1/12/2010)

SREB Conference Helps Educators, State Officials from 14 States Improve Career/Technology Centers (1/11/2010)

SREB States Remain Leaders in National Board Certification; Program to Emphasize School Leaders, Struggling Schools (12/16/2009)

SREB Mourns Longtime Board Member Jodie Mahony of Arkansas (12/7/2009)

Report: Some SREB States’ University Systems Are Leaders, But Region Needs to Boost College Access, Graduation Rates (12/4/2009)

SREB States Among Nation’s Leaders in Student-Data Systems (12/1/2009)

More than 1,000 Doctoral Scholars, Mentors Gather to Focus on Completing Ph.D., Curbing Minority Faculty Shortage (10/22/2009)

Many SREB States Show Gains in Eighth-Grade Math, Less Progress in Fourth Grade on National Assessment (10/14/2009)

States Need to Change School Accountability to Boost Graduation Rates, Students’ College and Career Readiness (10/14/2009)

Legislators from 16 States Gather for Annual SREB Legislative Work Conference (10/6/2009)

SREB States Again Lead Nation in AP, IB Participation; Show Continued Gains in Passing Rates, But Gaps Remain (9/30/2009)

Technology Leaders in K-12, Higher Education from 14 States Gather at Annual SREB Conference (9/15/2009)

Average SAT Results Mixed in SREB States, Show Need for Stronger Reading Instruction, College Preparation (8/25/2009)

More Students Took ACT; Average Scores Steady or Down in Most SREB States, Students' College-Readiness is Poor (8/19/2009)

Despite Economy, Thousands of Educators to Gather in Atlanta for One of Nation's Largest School Improvement Conferences (7/6/2009)

Too Many of Region's Students Unprepared for High School; Achievement Not Rising Quickly Enough, New Report Finds (6/30/2009)

SREB Tallies 456 Doctoral Program Graduates to Alleviate Minority Faculty Shortage (6/23/2009)

College Costs Continue to Rise, Graduation Rates Lag As Student Demographics Shift, SREB Fact Book Shows (6/23/2009)

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III Elected Chair of Southern Regional Education Board (6/22/2009)

SREB Finds College Textbook Costs Receiving More Attention From State Leaders as Costs Surpass $1,000 Per Year (5/19/2009)

SREB State Officials, Experts Call for More Work To Improve School Leadership, Principals’ Training in Literacy (5/8/2009)

State Leaders Gather to Focus on Improving School Leadership (5/6/2009)

Major New SREB Report Calls for States to Elevate Students' Reading Skills Substantially in Middle, High Schools (4/30/2009)

Va. Governor to Release SREB Report Friday Calling for States to Improve Students' Reading in Middle, High School (4/30/2009)

SREB Selects Virginia's High-Quality Online Teacher (4/29/2009)

Va. Governor to Present New SREB Report Calling for States to Improve Students' Reading in Middle, High School (4/14/2009)

Education Week Technology Report Highlights SREB States (3/25/2009)

SREB Selects Johnson as Alabama's High-Quality Online Teacher (3/12/2009)

SREB Selects Megyesi as West Virginia's High-Quality Online Teacher (3/10/2009)

Education Week Report Highlights Success, Need for Further Improvements in Education in SREB States (1/7/2009)

Educational Technology Leader to Receive National Honor for Helping SREB States Become Pacesetters (12/16/2008)

State Leaders Develop Plans to Make Career/Technical High School Courses Tougher (11/18/2008)

State Leaders Look to Marketing Campaigns to Raise High School, College Graduation Levels (11/3/2008)

Nation's Largest Minority Ph.D. Student Gathering Starts Thursday, Focuses on College Faculty Shortage (10/21/2008)

For First Time, Students in SREB States Pass AP Exams at the Same Rate as the Nation (10/15/2008)

Nursing Education Leaders Call for Colleges to Improve Graduation Rates in SREB States (10/9/2008)

New SREB Report: Nearly 1,000 Charter Schools in Region Show Promise But Require Strong Accountability (10/8/2008)

States Need to Build on Strong Achievement Gains in the Early Grades, New SREB Report Says (9/30/2008)

SREB States' SAT Scores Rise, Continue Trend Upward; Achievement Gaps Continue to Raise Concerns (8/26/2008)

SREB Launches New Web Site for Region's Thousands of Online Teachers (8/21/2008)

SREB States Show Gains on Average ACT Scores, But Significant Achievement Gaps Remain (8/13/2008)

SREB's Annual National Conference for Educators Begins Today in Nashville (7/9/2008)

Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine is Elected Chair of Southern Regional Education Board (6/30/2008)

SREB's Adult Education Efforts are Paying Off, National Report Shows (6/27/2008)

Most SREB States Make Progress, Need More Work to Improve Graduation Rates, National Report Says (6/4/2008)

SREB and State School Chiefs Call for Upgrade of Career/Technical Education in High Schools (5/13/2008)

How States Can Improve Career/Technical Education: Be Part of This SREB Web/Teleconference Event (5/12/2008)

How States Can Improve Career/Technical Education: An SREB Web/Teleconference Event (5/1/2008)

State Leaders Will Gather in Atlanta to Focus on How to Improve School Leadership (4/24/2008)

SREB to Hold Conference for State Leaders On the Middle Grades-to-High School Transition (4/1/2008)

SREB States' Population Growth Will Create New Educational Challenges (3/31/2008)

SREB States Rated Among Nation's Leaders in Education Technology (3/27/2008)

SREB States Lead the Nation in Quality of Pre-K Programs (3/19/2008)

Major Demographic Changes Will Impact K-12 and Higher Education in South, Report Says (3/19/2008)

SREB States Need to Smooth Transitions for Students from High School to College and Careers (3/5/2008)

SREB Standards for Quality Online Teaching are Basis for New International Standards (2/21/2008)

SREB States Lead Nation in Advanced Placement Results, Report Shows (2/14/2008)

Grant Will Help SREB States Meet Demand for Quality Online Teachers (1/22/2008)

SREB States Rank High in Quality Counts 2008 (1/9/2008)

State Leaders, Educators Gather for Summit on Career/Technical Education (11/7/2007)

Report: SREB States Need to Make More Progress in Improving School Leadership (11/5/2007)

SREB States Lead the Nation in State-Funded Prekindergarten, But More Work Needed (10/29/2007)

Nation's Largest Gathering of Minority Ph.D. Students, Graduates to Focus on Severe College Faculty Shortage (10/12/2007)

SREB Meeting Gathers Educators to Raise Profile of Nurse, Nursing Faculty Shortages (10/10/2007)

SREB Conference Focuses on Shortage of Nurses and Nursing Faculty (9/27/2007)

Many SREB States See Record-High Achievement in Reading, Math on ‘Nation’s Report Card’ (9/25/2007)

SREB Brings State Educational Technology Leaders Together for Annual Summit (9/4/2007)

SREB States Lead Nation in State Virtual Schools, Report Says (8/31/2007)

SREB Committee on Reading and Writing in Middle and High Schools to Hold First Meeting (8/29/2007)

SAT Averages Decline Nationwide, But Scores in SREB States Decline Less (8/28/2007)

Two Governors to Lead SREB Committees to Improve Student Achievement and High School Graduation Rates (8/27/2007)

CALL Partnership Expands to Help More Louisiana Adults Complete College Degrees (8/20/2007)

ACT Scores Rise in Some SREB States; 10-Year Trend Is Up, Including Scores for Minorities (8/15/2007)

SREB/CAEL Workshop Focuses on Degree Completion by Adult Learners (8/3/2007)

SREB’s New “Digital Algebra” Module Helps Students Learn Math Online (7/19/2007)

SREB Report Urges States to Continue Clearing Paths for Transfer Students at Two- and Four-Year Colleges (7/3/2007)

SREB's National Conference for 7,500 Educators Set for July 11-14 in New Orleans (6/29/2007)

Some SREB States Narrow Achievement Gaps on Statewide High School Exams, But More Work is Needed (6/28/2007)

Southern Regional Education Board Marks 350th Doctoral Program Graduate (6/26/2007)

Region's College Students Make Gains, But Projected Changes May Challenge Future Progress (6/25/2007)

State Leaders to Examine Urgent Education Issues at SREB Annual Meeting in Florida, June 24-26 (6/18/2007)

Report Shows Six SREB States Top National High School Graduation Rate; Serious Deficits Remain (6/12/2007)

SREB States Lead Nation in Student Participation in AP, IB (6/5/2007)

State Leaders See Some Progress, But More Work Required to Improve School Leadership (5/11/2007)

SREB States Show Long-Term Gains on SAT and ACT; More Progress Needed (5/2/2007)

Upcoming SREB Annual Leadership Forum To Help States Improve Training for Principals (4/30/2007)

SREB States Face Increasing Shortage of Registered Nurses (4/25/2007)

SREB States Lead the Nation in Educational Technology, Rankings Show (4/2/2007)

Southern States Lead U.S. in Growth of College-Level Online Learning (3/12/2007)

SREB Report Urges States to Develop College-Readiness Standards, Align High School and College Policies (2/6/2007)

SREB States Work to Increase Accountability for Teacher Preparation Programs (1/31/2007)

Report Tallies Costs of High Dropout Rates, Echoes SREB's Call for States to Improve (1/25/2007)

Three SREB States Lead the Nation in Increases in National Board Certified Teachers (1/10/2007)

Many States' Academic Standards Appear Low, SREB Report Finds (1/10/2007)

Some SREB States Lead, Others Trail on Measure of Children's Chances for Success (1/3/2007)

SREB Adult Learning Partnership Offers Potential for States (12/21/2006)

Senator Walter Dalton Elected Vice Chair of SREB Legislative Advisory Council (11/21/2006)

H. Mac Gipson Jr. Elected SREB Legislative Advisory Council Chair (11/21/2006)

Alabama Teams Up with SREB, Universities to Improve School Leadership Training (11/2/2006)

SREB Forum Helps States on Campaigns to Increase Students' Skills, College Attendance (10/26/2006)

SREB Receives Humanitarian and Leadership Award for Hurricane Response (10/19/2006)

SREB Conference Identifies Ways to Increase Diversity in Nursing, Among Nursing Faculty (10/3/2006)

SREB Honors Johnson & Johnson for Campaign on Nursing Shortage, Emphasis on Diversity (10/2/2006)

College-Educated Adults in South Earn Nearly Double the Pay of High School Graduates (9/28/2006)

SREB Announces New Standards for Online Teaching (9/7/2006)

SAT Averages Reach Historic Highs for Student Groups in Some SREB States; Most Overall Scores Dip Slightly (8/29/2006)

State Leaders Share Ideas for Improving High School Achievement, Graduation Rates (8/25/2006)

Five SREB States Reach 10-Year Highs on ACT (8/16/2006)

State Leaders to Gather in N.C. to Examine Ways to Improve Achievement, Graduation Rates, Career Education (7/24/2006)

SREB Holds One of the Nation’s Largest School Improvement Conferences (7/19/2006)

SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Recognizes Its 300th Graduate (6/27/2006)

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is Elected Chair of Southern Regional Education Board (6/27/2006)

SREB Action Agenda Gives States A Roadmap for Educational Improvement (6/27/2006)

SREB, ETS Make Praxis Practice Tests Available to Teachers Online (6/26/2006)

Six SREB States Top the National High School Graduation Rate, But Serious Problems Remain (6/20/2006)

SREB States Continue to Lead Nation In Number of National Board Certified Teachers (6/12/2006)

Many SREB States Make Jumps On ‘Nation’s Report Card’ (5/24/2006)

SREB States Make Progress on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate ‘Passing’ Rates; More Work Needed (5/23/2006)

Leaders from 23 States Work to Improve Principals’ Training (5/19/2006)

SREB States Among National Leaders in Online Learning, New Report from SREB and Sloan Consortium Finds (5/15/2006)

SREB Wins National Honor for Post-Hurricane Online Courses (5/15/2006)

SREB Report Urges Improved Training for School Leaders (5/9/2006)

SREB States Rated as National Leaders in School Technology (5/4/2006)

SREB States Lead the Nation in Rate of Student Improvement (1/9/2006)

Mark Musick presented Abbott Award by Compact for Faculty Diversity (11/17/2005)

Maryland’s Secretary of Higher Education appointed to Southern Regional Education Board (11/17/2005)

Georgia Commissioner of Technical and Adult Education is appointed to Southern Regional Education Board (11/17/2005)

SREB and Sloan help college students displaced by Katrina (10/21/2005)

SREB and SGA will use Gates Foundation grant to help students finish high school ready for college and work (9/2/2005)

SREB and Patrick County Education Foundation announce joint effort to expand adult learning program (9/1/2005)

David Spence succeeds Mark Musick as president of the Southern Regional Education Board (8/1/2005)

NAEP reading and math results show that SREB states again lead the nation in educational progress (7/19/2005)

SREB announces new Web site arrangement to help students who want to attend college (7/13/2005)

Promising and alarming messages from the 2005 SREB Fact Book on Higher Education (7/12/2005)

Louisiana governor is re-elected chair of Southern Regional Education Board (7/8/2005)

SREB/BellSouth Foundation Alliance for Virtual Schools (6/28/2005)

Leaders of SREB states to review progress on Challenge to Lead Goals for Education (6/20/2005)

Communications Update (2/1/2005)

David S. Spence selected to be president of the Southern Regional Education Board (1/12/2005)

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