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 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..