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States Ramp Up Efforts to Combat Student Substance Abuse

Added concerns about the pandemic’s impact on youth mental and physical health and recent spikes in adolescent mortality rates due to illicit fentanyl use have spurred some states to reexamine how they approach substance abuse education and prevention in schools, according to a new NASBE policy update.


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NASBE Statement on 2022 NAEP Results

It is not enough to think in terms of returning to pre-pandemic levels. The fact is that even at those levels, many students were not achieving at the levels needed for success.


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Education Support Professionals are an Untapped Resource for Whole-Child Support

Alexandria, Va.—Making up a third of the public education workforce, education support professionals (ESPs) frequently step up to support and mentor students. But they typically lack sufficient recognition, training, compensation, and support for carrying out these tasks, according to a new policy update from the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). ESPs include […]