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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.
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State boards ought to be reckoning with how to value and support teaching as a profession and an art.
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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.
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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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A network of states move the needle on quality without usurping local control.
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Change management requires authentic, context-informed practices that are more social and emotional than technical in nature.
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State boards can take a lesson from the work of leading states.
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Overcoming barriers to faithful implementation requires changing teacher and leader mind-sets.
