Public District and ESU The NDE OSE team is dedicated to assisting districts in retaining high-quality special education teachers. The shortage of special education staff continues to be the highest recorded vacancy on the annual statewide vacancy survey. …
News Release January 17, 2025 Six Nebraska teachers are among 300 nationally selected to receive Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). These winners represent awards for 2021, 2022, and 2023. The Nebraska awardees …
News Release January 16, 2025 Two Nebraska schools are among 65 across the U.S. that have been named 2024 National ESEA Distinguished Schools for the extraordinary success of their students. The National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators ( …
News Release January 15, 2025 The Nebraska Department of Education is requesting proposals for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers 2025 grant competition. The goal of the 21st CCLC program is to establish or expand community learning centers that …
News Release January 15, 2025 Nebraska state statute requires updates to Nebraska College and Career Ready content standards every seven years. Current standards for Fine Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies, and World Languages were adopted by the …
Step 5 spotlight: Stoney Straatmann reflects on her home child care’s journey through two Step 5 ratings Meet Stoney Straatmann, director and owner of Stoney’s Home Daycare in Hastings, Nebraska. Stoney’s love for child care was instilled at a young age …
State Board of Education Elects Leadership for 2025 The Nebraska State Board of Education re-elected Elizabeth Tegtmeier as president and Deborah Neary as vice president during the January board meeting. Elizabeth Tegtmeier was elected to the State Board …
Public Districts Please be sure to update your District’s Curriculum Contacts in the NDE portal. “Curriculum Contacts” are staff who provide support related to curriculum, standards, instruction, and instructional materials. If appropriate, please provide …
Public Districts The Office of Civil Rights’ CRDC submission system is now open at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/crdc/. Districts must enter, review, and submit their data by March 7, 2025. Superintendents should have received email notices about accessing …
Public Districts The Student Discipline report in NEP Secure has been updated with corrections to the data calculations. Districts are encouraged to review the updated report, which is accessible through the NDE Portal. The new Student Discipline report …
Public Districts As mentioned in the Commissioner’s Update to Administrators on Wednesday, December 11, the Student Discipline report has now been published in NEP Secure, accessible through the NDE Portal. This new Student Discipline report provides …
News Release December 11, 2024 Nathan Kackmeister, a teacher at Crawford Public Schools was recently named the 2024 State History Teacher of the Year, an award sponsored by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. In 2024, parents, students, …
Nebraska Teacher of the Year Final Report The 2024 Nebraska Teacher of the Year Scott Phillips provided his final report to the board. His year has been full of travel and speaking engagements including talks ranging from high schools and colleges across …
News Release November 27, 2024 Video of the Commissioner’s News Conference is available for download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TK8rC_Pd7ifVrox8mq5NNdPFH6ywJ7-6/view?usp=share_link The Nebraska Department of Education released the Nebraska Student- …
News Release November 25, 2024 The Nebraska Department of Education and the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Advisory Committee are proud to announce that 168 Seals of Biliteracy have been awarded to Nebraska students in the November round of 2024. These …
News Release November 12, 2024 Before, after school, and summer programs are getting a boost at 12 school districts in Nebraska with the approval of Expanded Learning Opportunity Grants funded by proceeds of the Nebraska Lottery. The Expanded Learning …
The NDE Assessment and Service Desk teams will host a virtual workday for final Assessment Rostering in ADVISER on December 5th, 2024 from 9am-11am CST. The bulk of the workday will be spent reviewing roster data in ADVISER Validation and helping to …
News Release November 6, 2024 Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) have announced a multi-million dollar expansion of the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program aimed at addressing the teacher shortage crisis in the state. …
Public, Nonpublic, Special Purpose, Rule 18 and ESU’s The Staff Reporting 2024-2025 collection is currently in it’s fall Audit Window. This closes October 31, 2024. The data collected during this period is used in November for various purposes including …
Teaching civic responsibility: empowering children to make a difference As child care providers, we play a vital role in shaping the future of our communities by teaching the next generation about civic responsibility. Even from a young age, children are …
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