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State Education Standard State Education Standard

September 2023 — Volume 23, No. 3

Author: Joseph Hedger


The Standard - Article

Centering School Connectedness

High schools are creating student success teams that prioritize relationships and leverage actionable data to reconnect students to school.
  • school connectedness


The Standard - Article

Getting Students Engaged in Learning

Targeted interventions and savvy classroom practices, coupled with supportive state policy, can draw disengaged students back in.
  • chronic absence
  • student engagement


The Standard - Column

Student Voice: Removing Barriers to Student Leadership

It is important to encourage students to engage with a wide variety of policymakers.
  • Maine
  • student engagement


The Standard - Column

State Board Voice: Kentucky’s Portrait of a Learner

When fully implemented, portraits of a learner become the lever by which teachers, schools, and communities rebalance learning expectations.
  • Kentucky
  • Portrait of a Graduate


The Standard - Column

NCSBEE Voice: Harnessing Students’ Expertise in Communications

When [students] help us create and when we collaborate, we are inspired, and we are more knowledgeable when we write policy and advocate on their behalf.
  • communications
  • Washington


The Standard - Column

News & Notes: May 2023

The president is seeking significant increases in the overall education budget.
  • FAFSA


The Standard - Column

Student Voice: Hands-On Learning in a Technology-Focused World

A balanced education can help every student achieve the greatest possible success.
  • New Jersey
  • Student Voice


The Standard - Column

The NASBE Interview: Téa Washington, Valli Pendyala, and Joshua Leinwand

The world has advanced so much, but the school system hasn't.
  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • Maine



 

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