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State Education Standard


January 2025Volume 25, No. 1

Connecting Schools and Communities

Authors in this issue of the Standard suggest myriad ways in which communities can be force multipliers for ensuring that all children are engaged in learning and prepared to thrive as adults.

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Featured Articles from this Issue

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How States Are Investing in Community Schools

By Anna Maier

Plenty more for state boards to do to foster faithful implementation of a strategy that is boosting outcomes in many communities.



California Ramps Up Support for Community Schools

By Joseph Hedger and Celina Pierrottet

The state bets big on a long-term strategy to marshal resources to help the neediest students and improve their schools.



September 2024Volume 24, No. 3

Technology in Education

Savvy state leaders will set their sights on ways to broaden access to technology’s benefits, solve problems confronting educators, and protect students against the risks of misuse.


May 2024Volume 24, No. 2

Preschool for All

The state role in early education keeps growing. This Standard details the ways that states have expanded access to quality preschool, the research that supports these efforts, and the growing pains these initiatives are likely to experience.


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January 2024Volume 24, No. 1

Curriculum That Counts

Authors in this issue of the Standard draw lessons from a spectrum of state policies that are being used to increase the adoption of high-quality curriculum.


September 2023Volume 23, No. 3

Engaging All Students

Authors explore the reasons why students increasingly feel uninspired and disengaged at school and outline steps state leaders can take to help schools and districts increase students’ engagement and connectedness.


May 2023Volume 23, No. 2

High Schools That Matter

This issue of The Standard reimagines the high school experience, illuminating the data, policy reforms, and engagement with students, families, and educators that must align to make redesign possible.


January 2023Volume 23, No. 1

Leading and Governing

Is there another domestic policy space more complicated than state education governance? In the face of the 50-plus ways of constructing state systems of public education in this country, the authors in this issue of The Standard attempt to tease out what constitutes strong leadership and effective governance.


September 2022Volume 22, No. 3

Equipping Teachers

Teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention tops the priorities among state board members for better information to guide policymaking.


May 2022Volume 22, No. 2

Advancing Math and Science Instruction

Advancing math and science education entails doing something different so it is possible for all students to achieve mastery.