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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.View Full Issue
Featured Articles from this Issue
State Education Policy and the New Artificial Intelligence
By Glenn M. Kleiman and H. Alix GallagherThe technology is new, but the challenges are familiar.
Opportunities and Challenges: Insights from North Carolina’s AI Guidelines
By Vera CuberoEarly guidance helps all schools seize the technology’s potential and mitigate the risks.
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.
Curriculum That Counts
Authors in this issue of the Standard draw lessons from a spectrum of state policies that are being used to increase the adoption of high-quality curriculum.
Engaging All Students
Authors explore the reasons why students increasingly feel uninspired and disengaged at school and outline steps state leaders can take to help schools and districts increase students’ engagement and connectedness.
High Schools That Matter
This issue of The Standard reimagines the high school experience, illuminating the data, policy reforms, and engagement with students, families, and educators that must align to make redesign possible.
Leading and Governing
Is there another domestic policy space more complicated than state education governance? In the face of the 50-plus ways of constructing state systems of public education in this country, the authors in this issue of The Standard attempt to tease out what constitutes strong leadership and effective governance.
Equipping Teachers
Teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention tops the priorities among state board members for better information to guide policymaking.
Advancing Math and Science Instruction
Advancing math and science education entails doing something different so it is possible for all students to achieve mastery.
Supporting Learning for Students with Disabilities
Authors in this issue of the Standard identify challenges in policy, debunk myths, and highlight approaches and evidence-based practices for serving students with disabilities effectively.