Tackling the Lack of School-Based Lead Testing
This NASBE analysis explores why many school districts are not testing for lead and how state policymakers can take active measures to change that.
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Governors Draw Roadmap toward Common Ground on State Education
In 2019, almost all governors spoke on education concerns in their "state of the state addresses," including school funding, career and technical education, postsecondary funding and financial aid, early childhood education, and teacher pay.
Trends in Student Data Sharing and Privacy in 2018
In 2018, state boards of education discussed and adopted policies to increase accountability for student data protection and to increase transparency of schoolwide data through data dashboards. This analysis highlights changes in state policy that cover data protection requirements, test administration and security, records retention, and confidentiality protocols.
The Impact of the 2018 Elections on State Boards of Education
This analysis examines how leadership changes brought about by the 2018 elections will affect state boards.
States Set Sights on Growth of Low-Performing Students
With the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states can include a student growth indicator as a measure of school quality in their accountability systems. Most of them do. Nine states also saw this as an opportunity and added a separate growth measure for the bottom quartile and quintile of students.
Improving STEM Learning through Collaboration
Four state boards are improving STEM learning through revised standards, special diplomas, and promotion of partnerships.