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NASBE develops, supports, and empowers citizen leaders on state boards of education to strengthen public education systems so students of all backgrounds and circumstances are prepared to succeed in school, work, and life.
January 2022 — Volume 22, No. 1
Equitable education means overcoming challenges in identification, staff training, and funding.
State policy should confront the pervasive low expectations that the outcomes reveal.
State policies meaningfully affect recruitment and retention.
The data point up a need for services that extend beyond the school year.
Build a system that supports each student rather than a mythical average one.
State boards can watch policies for red flags that hold students back.
Progress is possible. Back to normal is not good enough.
It takes a whole community to lift up policies and practices that support equity and end those that don't.
