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States Detail Strategies to Invest in the Early Childhood Workforce in Their ESSA Plans
This commentary outlines ways states are leveraging ESSA to advance early learning policy.
read moreESSA's Fifth Indicator: A NASBE Policy Update Series
States have incorporated a variety of “fifth indicators” in their ESSA plans, including: career and technical education, school climate and student discipline, social and emotional learning, chronic absenteeism, and access to high-level course work. This policy update series explores the pros and cons of each and offers key considerations for state boards that are refining their plans for September submission.
read moreAligning a Standards-Based System
The Every Student Succeeds Act gives state boards of education an opportunity to reevaluate, improve, and align education policies to student learning standards to drive a comprehensive system of improvement for all schools.
read moreCharter Schools
State boards of education must think more systematically about how charter schools fit into their overall vision for education and offer guardrails for decision making.
read moreAdvancing the Early Learning Workforce through State Policies
This NASBE policy update examines the US preschool workforce skills gap and outlines ways state boards can strengthen policies to advance the early education workforce and ensure a high-quality education for preschool learners.
read moreEarly Care and Education Legislation in 2016
This policy update provides a rundown of state legislative action on early education in 2016, plus important trends.
read moreOpportunities in ESSA for Improving Early Education
A detailed look at the ESSA provisions pertaining to early childhood education and ways states boards can turn those opportunities into action.
read moreThe Future of Schools
As they look to the future of schools, state boards of education must ask the “what if” questions necessary to shape policies that can help ensure students have the opportunities to enter their own futures with confidence.
read moreESSA and At-Risk Student Populations: A NASBE Policy Update Series
ESSA provides opportunities to act on behalf of five at-risk student populations: students with disabilities, migrant youth, students in the foster care system, English language learners, and homeless youth. This NASBE policy update series suggests strategies that state boards of education can use to help these at-risk student populations.
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