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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?Civic-Ready Students
More and better civics will inspire students to become better citizens who will be equipped to participate, preserve, and defend America’s democracy and engage in reasoned, respectful discourse.Telltale Signs of Rigor and Career Readiness in High School
State boards can take a lesson from schools that already dish up rigorous assignments in college- and career-ready courses alike and ensure more schools do it.Merging High School and College: The Early College High School Model
Six elements in statewide law and policy pave the way for effective programs that help more students thrive in college courses while they are still in high school.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.A New Architecture for High School Learning
State leaders should retire the Carnegie unit and open the door for high school designs that ensure learning is engaging, relevant, experiential, and competency based.NASBE Report Outlines State Role in Priming Principals to Lead Innovative High Schools
Alexandria, VA—While many states champion innovative high schools, the gap between what these schools demand and what principals are prepared to do can undermine even the best-designed models. A new NASBE analysis explores what effective leadership of innovative schools looks like and the state policy levers to support it. While innovation takes many forms, redesigned […]
read morePreparing Principals to Lead Innovative High Schools
By better aligning principal preparation, licensure, and support systems, state boards of education can unlock the potential of innovative high school models.
read moreMember Exchange Series: High School Transformation
Learn about high school transformation during this special NASBE Exchange series.
read moreNASBE President Interviewed About State Advances in Math
Over the past several years, state boards have played a central role in advancing the science of reading. That work has helped build shared understanding, align policy, and drive meaningful shifts in instruction alongside student growth. Now, we’re seeing a similar shift in math. Like reading, math is foundational to learning across subjects. But the […]
read moreStates Focus on Improving Math Education
Drawing on lessons from statewide literacy efforts, states are turning their attention to improving math instruction and outcomes.
read moreLeaders Back Statewide Plans to Improve Math Learning
Leading states have been launching or expanding plans to bolster students’ math learning.
read moreState of Preschool 2025: Trends, Progress, and What’s Next
Join NASBE and the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) on Thursday, May 7, from 3:00–4:00 pm ET for a webinar highlighting key findings from NIEER’s 2025 State of Preschool Yearbook, with insights from NASBE’s ECE State Network. Presenters include Allison Friedman-Krauss, senior researcher at NIEER, and Steve Barnett, NIEER’s senior co-director and founder. […]
read moreNASBE Highlights Seven Questions to Strengthen Instructional Materials
Alexandria, VA — Top performing countries on the Program for International Student Assessment share a common feature: Each has adopted a coherent, shared curriculum. By contrast, the United States often leaves classroom and lesson choices up to districts, schools, or even individual teachers, resulting in uneven quality in instructional materials. In a new NASBE analysis, […]
read moreSeven Questions State Boards Should Ask about High-Quality Instructional Materials
A shared curriculum holds the entire educational enterprise together.
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