Press Releases

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)

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

SREB States Lead the Nation in Quality of Pre-K Programs (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)

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

Three SREB States Lead the Nation in Increases in National Board Certified Teachers (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)

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

Senator Walter Dalton Elected Vice Chair of SREB Legislative Advisory Council (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 Action Agenda Gives States A Roadmap for Educational Improvement (6/27/2006)

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

SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Recognizes Its 300th Graduate (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 Wins National Honor for Post-Hurricane Online Courses (5/15/2006)

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

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

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

Mark Musick presented Abbott Award by Compact for Faculty Diversity (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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