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Policy Updates
State Boards Wrestle with Graduation Policy during Pandemic
States acted quickly to suspend end-of-year assessments and amend graduation requirements for high school seniors amid COVID-19. This policy update highlights trends in state guidance around graduation and grade advancement and how some are addressing inherent equity challenges.
Developing Policy to Prevent Youth Suicide
State boards of education can be leaders in addressing youth suicide by collaborating on model policies that help ensure students have the proper supports and learning environments to thrive.
Tackling the Lack of School-Based Lead Testing
This NASBE analysis explores why many school districts are not testing for lead and how state policymakers can take active measures to change that.
Harnessing Service Learning to Build Social, Emotional and Academic Skills
Service learning opportunities help develop students' social, emotional, and academic skills.
Supporting Educators through Employee Wellness Initiatives
By creating opportunities and infrastructure for employee wellness programs, state boards of education and other policymakers can foster the physical and emotional well-being of teachers and school leaders.
Governors Draw Roadmap toward Common Ground on State Education
In 2019, almost all governors spoke on education concerns in their "state of the state addresses," including school funding, career and technical education, postsecondary funding and financial aid, early childhood education, and teacher pay.
Gauging Support for Social and Emotional Skill Building
To help state boards of education and other policymakers learn how to communicate most effectively on policies related to SEL, NASBE commissioned Edge Research to conduct a survey of community influencers in Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, and Washington to gauge their understanding of SEL.
Examining Chronic Absence through a Student Health Lens
To understand the drivers of chronic absence, state boards of education should examine data on student health in their state. This policy update suggests questions for state boards to ask and actions they can take to address chronic absence.