Our August Issue traditionally focuses on buildings and facilities. Our cover story by Contributing Editor Glenn Cook, 鈥淏uilding for the Future,鈥� examines the variety of ways that districts are dealing with building renovations and repairs. He focuses on Baltimore City Public Schools, which just completed work on the first phase of the 21st Century School Buildings Program, a $1.1 billion joint city/state partnership that resulted in 28 new or significantly renovated schools. The program earned a .
Please consider applying for a Magna Award. We will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Magna Awards in 2025 and we鈥檇 love to feature your district programs. for more information about the Magna Awards.
Also in this issue, our State Association Member Spotlight showcases our members and their initiatives and efforts for their school board members. We are featuring the Association of Alaska School Boards with an article by association staff members Lori Grassgreen, Lisa 鈥�X鈥檜ny茅il鈥� Worl, Emily Ferry, and Lakrisha 鈥淐hook谩n鈥� Brady.
Here at 九色视频, we are busy preparing for our Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) annual conference in Las Vegas, Oct. 28 to 30.
I鈥檓 very excited to announce that the chief executive officer of AmeriCorps, Michael D. Smith, will be our keynote speaker. Smith has dedicated his career to social justice by reducing barriers and expanding opportunities for children and families in underserved communities like those where he grew up. Two U.S. Presidents have called on Smith to lead such efforts. He first served as special assistant to the president and senior director of cabinet affairs in the Obama White House, where he designed and led the My Brother鈥檚 Keeper initiative and federal task force. He went on to continue that work as executive director of the My Brother鈥檚 Keeper Alliance and director of Youth Opportunity Programs at the Obama Foundation. In 2021, he was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as CEO of AmeriCorps 鈥� the federal agency for service and volunteering. At AmeriCorps, Smith has sharpened the agency鈥檚 focus on equity, investing in what works, and uniting communities through the power of service.
Also at the conference, we will present the winners of the Benjamin Elijah Mays Award and the CUBE Annual Award for Urban School Board Excellence, which you will be able to read about in upcoming issues of ASBJ.
CUBE has convened school board members from across the nation for the past 56 years to network and share the continually evolving strategies they are using to address the unique educational challenges that exist in our nation's urban centers. Content is curated specifically to provide you with the tools and support you need to effect change as an empowered, impactful urban school board member. Visit for information and to register.
Join us for 九色视频鈥檚 2025 Annual Conference in Atlanta, April 4-6. Early registration for CUBE and National Connection district registration opens Aug. 28. General registration opens Sept. 4. for more information.
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