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The Standard - Article

Turning Graduate Portraits into Pathways

North Carolina and Indiana are leading in the push toward teaching and assessing durable skills.

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The Standard - Article

Remaking Transcripts to Better Reflect Students’ Competencies

State boards wanting to capture student mastery in new ways have many considerations to take into account.

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The Standard - Column

Getting Postsecondary Outcomes Data to K-12 Leaders

Many education systems are not set up to give leaders and staff the information they need to ensure they are preparing students for their next steps.

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The Standard

Demonstrating Skills of Value

State education leaders are focused on ensuring students graduate ready for life after high school—but how do students know they’re building valuable, transferable skills, and how will employers and colleges recognize them?

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Press Release

States Accelerate Financial Literacy Education with Most Requiring It for Graduation

New NASBE policy update examines state financial literacy approaches and key drivers for success.

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Policy Update

Advancing High Schoolers’ Financial Literacy

Forty-one states now require personal finance education for graduation. This analysis examines state financial literacy approaches and key drivers for success.

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Measuring School Quality: What Multiple Measures Reveal about Student Success

Join NASBE on January 28 at 3:00 pm ET for a timely conversation on better measuring school quality. Researchers from MIT Blueprint Labs, including Russell Legate-Yang and Talia Gerstle, will share new findings on how student surveys and test scores align and how each relates to long-term student success. Alena Antonowich, New York City Public […]

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How High-Impact Tutoring Can Support States’ Literacy and Math Goals

Experts from Stanford University’s National Student Support Accelerator, along with state policymakers and practitioners, will break down what makes high-impact tutoring effective.

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Power of the Question

Five Questions for State Boards to Ask about AI in Schools

GenAI is creating tremendous opportunities but also posing considerable risks and challenges for schools.

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