Getting Students Engaged in Learning
Targeted interventions and savvy classroom practices, coupled with supportive state policy, can draw disengaged students back in.
September 2023
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Volume 23, No. 3
Student Voice: Removing Barriers to Student Leadership
It is important to encourage students to engage with a wide variety of policymakers.
State Board Voice: Kentucky’s Portrait of a Learner
When fully implemented, portraits of a learner become the lever by which teachers, schools, and communities rebalance learning expectations.
NCSBEE Voice: Harnessing Students’ Expertise in Communications
When [students] help us create and when we collaborate, we are inspired, and we are more knowledgeable when we write policy and advocate on their behalf.
News & Notes: May 2023
The president is seeking significant increases in the overall education budget.
Student Voice: Hands-On Learning in a Technology-Focused World
A balanced education can help every student achieve the greatest possible success.
The NASBE Interview: Téa Washington, Valli Pendyala, and Joshua Leinwand
The world has advanced so much, but the school system hasn't.
Telltale Signs of Rigor and Career Readiness in High School
State boards can take a lesson from schools that already dish up rigorous assignments in college- and career-ready courses alike and ensure more schools do it.