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States Draw Up Graduate Profiles to Be Their Education System’s “North Star”
Leaders in South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Washington describe the process for creating and implementing graduate profiles and detail lessons they learned during their creation.
read moreStates Sketch 'Portraits of a Graduate'
While their entry points and approaches to the work differ, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Washington have all drawn up profiles that many call the North Star of their state education systems.
read morePreparing Pre-K Teachers: Policy Considerations and Strategies
Four practices to increase the pool of skilled early educators stand out as promising.
read moreNASBE President Comments on Results of 2022 NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment
The Nation’s Report Card gives us a clear view of the impact that COVID-19 had on most students’ foundational learning.
read moreStates Leverage Covid Relief Funds for Early Childhood Workforce Recovery
A new NASBE analysis outlines state investments in ECE workforce recovery through compensation and benefits, mental health and well-being supports, and professional development opportunities.
read moreInvesting in Early Childhood Workforce Recovery
Analysis details how states, including Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina and others, are using COVID relief funds to help the early childhood workforce recover from the pandemic.
read moreJoin the State Mathematics Improvement Study Group
NASBE invites state board members and selected other interested individuals to come together to examine mathematics achievement and promising approaches to improve it.
read moreAdvancing the Early Literacy Workforce by Working with State Legislators
*NASBE Members-only Learning Session* Widening achievement gaps in reading underscore the urgent need for state leaders to work together to boost early literacy and support effective professional development for educators. Existing PD has been criticized for its lack of efficacy, disconnection from the science of reading, and absence of policy support. The policy landscape may […]
read moreNASBE’s Standard Highlights Opportunities to Advance Math and Science Instruction
Authors in this issue advance reasons for building educators’ capacity to pinpoint gaps in learning so it is possible for all students to achieve mastery and to help students understand math and science concepts and their relevance in the world around them.
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