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The ''American School Board Journal'' is a monthly
The focus of the ''American School Board Journal'' is on the challenges of K-12 public schools and topics related to school leadership, governance, management, policy making, and student achievement.
trade magazine
A trade magazine, also called a trade journal or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry. The collective term for thi ...
on school administration established in 1891 by the United States National School Boards Association
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is a nonprofit educational organization operating as a federation of state associations of school boards across the United States. Founded in 1940, NSBA represents state school boards associations an ...
.
Scope
The focus of the ''American School Board Journal'' is on the challenges of K-12 public schools and topics related to school leadership, governance, management, policy making, and student achievement.
Magna Awards
The ''American School Board Journal'' organizes the "Magna Awards" which is an annual program to showcaseschool district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.
North America United States
In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...
s and projects in the United States which are examples of innovation and excellence in school governance. The program was started in 1995 by the magazine with an objective to highlight school boards
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
that improve educational programs by taking remarkable steps. Currently, the Magna Awards program is co-sponsored by the National School Boards Association and Sodexo.
Nominees are separated into three categories based on the size of their school districts: enrollment under 5,000, from 5,000 to 20,000, and over 20,000. In each category, there is one grand prize winner, five additional awards and five honorable mentions. The criteria of judging include the involvement of the school board, the success of the projects, the ability to replicate in other school districts, and the advancement of student learning.
Awards and recognition
The ''American School Board Journal'' received the following awards: * Two articles from the magazine were finalists of the ''National Magazine Awards
The National Magazine Awards, also known as the Ellie Awards, honor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy enterprise and imaginative design. Or ...
'' in 1980 and 1984 in the categories of "Specialized Journalism" and "Public Service" respectively.
* The 2001 "Golden Lamp Award" in adult publication from the Association of Educational Publishers
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) was a U.S. non-profit organization for educational publishers. It was active in public awareness campaigns on effective educational resources, as well as aiding communication between educational o ...
.
* The Education Writers Association's ''National Awards for Education Reporting'' in multiple years.
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