NASSP and its board take various positions on education issues that concern principals and students. A position statement reflects NASSP’s values in relation to a particular education issue and translates those values into specific recommendations for school leaders and policymakers at various levels.
View our position statements and policies to learn more about how NASSP is working to promote school improvement.
NASSP Position Statements
65% Solution
November 4, 2006; revised 2018
A-F School Rating Systems
May 2016
Achievement Gap
November 2, 2007
Adolescent Numeracy
November 4, 2006; revised March 2017
Charter Schools
May 6, 2000; revised May 4, 2012; revised November 2017
Class Rank, GPA, and Grading
March 11, 2010; revised July 2019
Common Core State Standards and Assessments in K-12 Education
May 2, 2008; revised July 2013; revised 2018
Competency-Based Education
February 24, 2016
Comprehensive Literacy Education
November 2013
Corporal Punishment
May 7, 2004; revised February 26, 2009; revised 2018
Culturally Responsive Schools
July 2019
Drug, Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders
March 2019
Educator Diversity
March 2019
Ethics for School Leaders
November 1973; revised November 2013; revised 2018
Federal Funding for Formula and Competitive Grants
May 3, 2013
Funding and Support for Secondary Education
June 11, 2002; revised May 9, 2009; revised 2018
General Educational Development (GED)
July 9, 2010
High Stakes Assessments
March 8, 2001; revised February 18, 2015
Highly Effective Principals
November 2007; revised November 2013
Internet and Wireless Safety
November 2, 2007; revised November 4, 2010; revised 2018
Leadership Development for School Leaders
May 6, 2000; revised May 9, 2009; revised 2018
Marketing of Tobacco and Nicotine to Children and Youth
May 5, 2001; revised February 26, 2009; revised March 2018
Meaningful International Comparisons
February 26, 2009; revised July 11, 2014
Mental Health in Middle Level and High Schools
November 8, 2008; Revised November 11, 2014, February 24, 2016, November 2018
Online Learning
May 2016
Opt-Out Policies for Student Participation in Standardized Assessments
February 24, 2016
Parent Trigger Laws and/or Empowerment Laws
May 3, 2013
Poverty and Its Impact on Students’ Education
March 31, 2020
Preparing All Students for Postsecondary Success
February 26, 2009; revised March 2018
Principal Shortage
July 11, 2002; revised March 2017
Principal Training
Open for comment
Private Instructional Services
May 5, 2001; revised July 9, 2009; revised 2018
Private School Vouchers
July 6, 2000; revised November 7, 2017
Professional Compensation for Principals
May 2, 2008; revised July 11, 2014
Promoting Rigorous Courses for Each Student
March 11, 2010; revised July 2019
Raising the Compulsory School Attendance Age
May 7, 2010; revised 2018
Safe Schools
February 3, 2000; revised April 2014
School Discipline
May 7, 2015
School Ratings
July 12, 2001; revised May 9, 2009; revised 2018
School Resource Officers (SROs) and Law Enforcement in Schools
March 31, 2020
School Facilities
March 27, 2017
Student Activities
November 9, 2002; revised May 9, 2009; revised 2018
Student Data Privacy
February 18, 2015
Student Profiling
July 12, 2001; revised 2018
Teacher Leadership
November 7, 2017
Teacher Quality
July, 2018
Teacher Shortage
July 7, 2017
Teacher Supervision and Evaluation
February 24, 2011; revised 2019
Transgender Students
July 2016
Trauma-Informed Schools
March 31, 2020
Undocumented Students
May 6, 2011; revised 2019
Using Mobile and Social Technologies in Schools
May 2011
Value-Added Measures in Teacher Evaluation
February 18, 2015; revised July 2019