Publications
The following reports have been published as a result of studies, funded by grants from the Ford, Kellogg, Nellie Mae, and Wallace Foundations to study on public school district governance and its impact on improving student achievement.
- Thinking Differently: Recommendations for 21st Century School Board/Superintendent Leadership, Governance, and Teamwork for High Student Achievement (available on this site by clicking the link or may be purchased from Education Week under Educational Research Service Publications)
- Getting There from Here, School Board-Superintendent Collaboration: Creating a School Governance Team Capable of Raising Student Achievement (may be purchased from Education Week under Educational Research Service Publications)
- Improved Leadership for Improved Achievement (may be purchased from NESDEC)
As a result of NESDEC's membership in the National School Development Council, affiliated districts receive a free subscripton to The Futurist, a publication of the World Future Society.
Affiliated districts also recieve issues of NESDEC Currents, a NESDEC newsletter noting NESDEC activities and items of interests to New England educators.
CONTACT NESDEC: For more information on NESDEC's publications and offerings, please contact the NESDEC office at 508.481.9444 or nesdec@nesdec.org.