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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 […]


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NASBE 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, […]