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School Improvement and Accountability
The authors in this issue share what they have learned about what is most likely to move the needle on student learning and how to ensure states and districts are directing resources toward what matters most for improving outcomesView Full Issue
Featured Articles from this Issue
How State Board Leaders Can Build Next-Generation Accountability
By Morgan Scott Polikoff and Rachel AndersonCoherence in state policies plus aligned supports to districts pave the way forward.
Data for Improvement and Data for Accountability: Considerations for State Boards
By Elaine AllensworthCarefully designed accountability systems can spur schools to improve; others can undermine improvement and equity.
Reimagining the Roles of Teachers and Leaders
Amid national discussions of ways to recruit and keep teachers and leaders in a demanding profession, experts highlight the many ways states are restructuring staffing and instruction to make teaching more manageable and rewarding.
Demonstrating Skills of Value
State education leaders are focused on ensuring students graduate ready for life after high school—but how do students know they’re building valuable, transferable skills, and how will employers and colleges recognize them?
Civic-Ready Students
More and better civics will inspire students to become better citizens who will be equipped to participate, preserve, and defend America’s democracy and engage in reasoned, respectful discourse.
The Educators Students Deserve: Four State Policy Approaches
State education leaders have long prioritized efforts to recruit and retain effective teachers. Yet persistent challenges, including high turnover rates and teacher shortages in key subject areas, continue to strain the educator workforce.
Transitions
State policymakers have a role in ensuring that schools work together to prepare students to transition well.
Connecting Schools and Communities
Authors in this issue of the Standard suggest myriad ways in which communities can be force multipliers for ensuring that all children are engaged in learning and prepared to thrive as adults.
Technology in Education
Savvy state leaders will set their sights on ways to broaden access to technology’s benefits, solve problems confronting educators, and protect students against the risks of misuse.
Preschool for All
The state role in early education keeps growing. This Standard details the ways that states have expanded access to quality preschool, the research that supports these efforts, and the growing pains these initiatives are likely to experience.