The National Elementary Schools Press Association is an organization dedicated to helping elementary and middle schools start new and improve existing class and school
newspapers. The association serves as a clearinghouse for schools interested in sharing information and newspapers with member schools from coast to coast

 NESPA was founded at Carolina Day School in Asheville, NC by Mark Levin, CJE n in 1994. Mark continues to serve as the Association's managing director. In 2011 the organization was transferred to the University of Alabama's School of Journalism & the Alabama Scholastic Press Association. Meredith Cummings, CJE took over as Executive Director.