About
About SREB
The Southern Regional Education Board works with states to improve public education at every level, from early childhood through doctoral education and the workforce.
- We help policymakers make informed decisions by providing independent, accurate data and recommendations.
- We help educators strengthen student learning with professional development, coaching, proven practices and curricula.
- And we help educators share scarce resources to accomplish more together than they could alone.
Our 16 states are Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
SREB is a nonpartisan, nonprofit interstate compact headquartered in Atlanta. Our work is funded by appropriations from our states, as well as by contracts and grants from foundations and from local, state and federal agencies.
The nation’s first regional interstate compact for education, SREB was created in 1948 by Southern governors and legislators who recognized the link between education and economic vitality.
Improving quality of life and state economies by
advancing education
SREB helps states focus on what works in both policy and practice.
We conduct research, collect and analyze data, publish reports and recommend actions on current and emerging issues.
We bring states together to forge
consensus and work together on initiatives that would not be
possible alone. We help states share scarce resources and best
practices.
We work side-by-side with policymakers such as state legislators and education agency officials as they implement policies to help students achieve more. And we work directly with universities and schools to improve capacity, teaching, learning, counseling and school leadership. Targeted SREB programs work to increase the number of minority faculty, for example, or reduce out-of-state tuition for uncommon degree programs.
These sustained partnerships have built a knowledge base we draw on to advise state leaders and provide information they need for sound policies and take effective action. SREB history >
The Southern Regional Education Board
Improving quality of life and state economies by advancing public education
A brief overview of SREB’s mission, vision, states and governance.
The Southern Regional Education Board
This document describes SREB, including its mission and vision, governance and 2024 priority topics. It also lists SREB’s programs and services, from Academic Common Market to State Progress Reports.
SREB Celebrates 75 Years
Yesterday's Dream, Today's Reality, Tomorrow's Vision
June 2023
75 years ago, a group of governors and state lawmakers united to form an interstate compact dedicated to working together to improve education throughout the South. That idea became the Southern Regional Education Board of 16 states. This is our story.
65 Years:
Helping States Improve Education
This timeline report highlights SREB achievements since its founding in 1948 as the nation’s first regional compact for education. Several efforts have influenced national reform, and SREB states now lead the nation in many measures of educational progress. A list of SREB chairs is included.
