Preparing Computer Science Teachers in Maryland and Arkansas
Maryland and Arkansas are creating pathways to better prepare computer science teachers.
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The 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.
ESSA 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.
Educating Students in Rural America: Capitalizing on Strengths, Overcoming Barriers
In 2004, NASBE released a State Education Standard focused on the issues and challenges facing rural schools. Ten years later, NASBE facilitated a study group on rural education to discuss what has changed and what new challenges require the attention of state education policymakers. This report details the Rural Education Study Group’s recommendations for how state boards of […]
How States Can Advance Deeper Learning for All
States can ensure equitable access to deeper learning skills in the classroom by leveraging resources, rigor, and educational experiences.
States Move toward Computer Science Standards
This NASBE Policy Update outlines what states need to consider as they develop computer science standards and improve instruction, highlighting several promising state efforts already under way.
State Strategies for Summer Nutrition
Children with limited or uncertain access to meals experience more health-related behavioral and academic challenges than their peers. Federally funded summer nutrition programs are designed to ensure low-income students receive healthy meals all summer long. This policy update explains what state boards can do to expand the reach of summer nutrition programs.
New Opportunities to Support Student Health under ESSA
This NASBE Policy Update explains how states can take advantage of ESSA’s provisions to more fully integrate health into education policy and practice.