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Six Questions to Advance Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship
Adolescents consume a lot of screen media, which exposes them to potentially harmful media messages that impacts their physical, mental, and social well-being. Read how some states are equipping students with skills to navigate a complex media landscape.
read moreStates’ Early Learning Initiatives in 2023 Seed 2024 Plans
A new NASBE Policy Update examines state actions in on early childhood education in 2023.
read moreState Advances in Early Childhood Education Seed Plans for 2024
In 2023, several states made significant strides toward universal pre-K, increased funding and support for early educators, and improved literacy and math instruction.
read moreParticipate: EdTech Advisory Group
We invite members and board staff to join EdTech advisory group to share insights and state policy trends and provide feedback on NASBE's educational technology initiatives.
read moreAdvancing State Policy to Support Students with Dyslexia
Join us for a conversation about about the journey California, Georgia, and Wisconsin have taken to pass policy addressing the needs of students with dyslexia.
read moreEarly Literacy Work Group
NASBE formed the Early Literacy Work Group so that state board members and staff can learn from national experts about early-literacy trends and research and from other states that have employed effective policies and practices to increase young children’s reading success.
read moreDoing More by Doing Less
State boards ought to be reckoning with how to value and support teaching as a profession and an art.
read moreHow Background Knowledge Builds Good Readers and Why Knowledge Building ELA Curricula Are Vital
A common base of content knowledge and coherent, comprehensive, and sequential curricula to deliver it are prerequisites for reading comprehension. Most students are not getting what they need.
read moreA Trip to the Theater
As you engage in standards making on your state board, expect no credit, but keep your head down and stay focused on substance.
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