The National Alliance of Black School Educators
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The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) is a non-profit organization
that is devoted to furthering the academic success for the nation’s children, especially those children of African descent
. The NABSE was founded in 1970. The NABSE is the nation’s largest network of African American
educators program. The organization reaches out to over 5,000 educators including teachers, administrators, superintendents and also other corporate and institutional members. The NABSE is dedicated to improving both the educational experiences and accomplishments of African American youth through the development and use of instructional and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration, attendance and overall achievement. The NABSE promotes programs that deal with professional development
, information-sharing on strategies that will help to motivate African American youth and increase their academic performances, and policy advocacy.
The NABSE looks to promote and facilitate the education of all African American students. In order to complete this mission the NABSE has established a coalition of African American educators, administrators and other professionals that are both directly and indirectly involved in the educational system
and process. They are also working to create a forum for the exchange of ideas and strategies to improve opportunities for African American educators and students. The NABSE has working programs in place to identify and develop African American professionals who will take on leadership positions in the educational system and influence public policy
concerning the education of African Americans.
The National Alliance of Black School Educators looks to accomplish their mission by using professional development programs that will strengthen the skills of not only teachers but also principals, specialists, superintendents and school board
members as a whole. The organization has also developed a system of information sharing that focuses on innovative instructional and learning strategies that have been successful in motivating and helping African American youth in increasing their academic performances. The NABSE has put in place a policy advocacy system to ensure that high standards and quality in our public and private education
systems are insured.
Today, the NABSE continues to work to make policies that will help to ensure better educational experiences for African Americans.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that is devoted to furthering the academic success for the nation’s children, especially those children of African descent
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
. The NABSE was founded in 1970. The NABSE is the nation’s largest network of African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
educators program. The organization reaches out to over 5,000 educators including teachers, administrators, superintendents and also other corporate and institutional members. The NABSE is dedicated to improving both the educational experiences and accomplishments of African American youth through the development and use of instructional and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration, attendance and overall achievement. The NABSE promotes programs that deal with professional development
Professional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
, information-sharing on strategies that will help to motivate African American youth and increase their academic performances, and policy advocacy.
The NABSE looks to promote and facilitate the education of all African American students. In order to complete this mission the NABSE has established a coalition of African American educators, administrators and other professionals that are both directly and indirectly involved in the educational system
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and process. They are also working to create a forum for the exchange of ideas and strategies to improve opportunities for African American educators and students. The NABSE has working programs in place to identify and develop African American professionals who will take on leadership positions in the educational system and influence public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
concerning the education of African Americans.
The National Alliance of Black School Educators looks to accomplish their mission by using professional development programs that will strengthen the skills of not only teachers but also principals, specialists, superintendents and school board
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
members as a whole. The organization has also developed a system of information sharing that focuses on innovative instructional and learning strategies that have been successful in motivating and helping African American youth in increasing their academic performances. The NABSE has put in place a policy advocacy system to ensure that high standards and quality in our public and private education
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
systems are insured.
Today, the NABSE continues to work to make policies that will help to ensure better educational experiences for African Americans.