This webinar is now on-demand! Watch the full event here. For many states across the country, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver process has been both rewarding and challenging. On the one hand, many states are thriving under the flexibility their waiver allows and have gone on to create new, innovative accountability systems and college- […]
This webinar is now on-demand! Watch the full event here. The National Research Council recently released a report called Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards that outlines an approach to developing science assessments that align to the vision of standards such as Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Developing such assessments comes at a critical time […]
This webinar is now on-demand! Watch the full event here. Surveys of postsecondary education, workforce, and civic leaders have highlighted that in the 21st century, mastery of academic content and graduation are necessary, but not sufficient precursors for college, career, and civic success—students need other key skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, effective communication, and collaboration […]
Starting this July, all states must comply with the Smart Snacks rule of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. The policy, governed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), sets healthier nutrition standards for all foods sold on a school campus during the school day—not just the traditional lunches and breakfasts long subsidized through the […]
This webinar is now on-demand! Watch the full event here. In nearly every state, there is a complex and growing debate over student data privacy. Although schools have always kept records on students, new technology has opened the door to better data collection, better data analysis, and more personalized learning. But this technology has also sparked fears […]
This webinar is now on-demand! Watch the full event here. More and more, state policymakers, and state boards of education in particular, are focused on Career Technical Education (CTE) as a means to address employers’ concerns over a growing knowledge and skills gap across the United States. Once considered an education track for those students who were […]
This webinar is now on-demand! Watch the full event here. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice jointly issued school discipline guidance to school districts and schools across the country outlining key principles for improving school climates and eliminating discipline disparities that persist among minority and special education students. Ensuring […]
This webinar is now on-demand! Watch the full event here. Just a few weeks ago, First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the expansion of a program that gives all students, regardless of income, free school meals in qualifying schools. The program is called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the […]
