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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.
read moreThe Art of Early Childhood Education
Arts integration shows promise for school readiness, emotion regulation, and stress reduction in the youngest, most vulnerable students.
read moreFostering Arts-Rich Schools
There are many good reasons for state boards to pay attention to the depth and breadth of instruction their schools offer in music, drama, theater, dance, and media arts.
read moreThe Role of Arts Integration and Education in Improving Student Outcomes
If research is to inform state policy, important gaps in research should be filled.
read moreArts in Turnaround Strategies
A+ Schools and Turnaround Arts schools commit to a model of school improvement.
read moreCivic Engagement Champions Award
Middle school teachers play a particularly strong role in boosting civic knowledge and engagement, helping students become active, responsible citizens. NASBE’s Civic Engagement Champions (CEC) award program honors middle school teachers who promote their students’ active citizenship. The program highlights the work of four outstanding middle school teachers from four states—Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Washington, […]
read moreHarnessing Service Learning to Build Social, Emotional and Academic Skills
Service learning opportunities help develop students' social, emotional, and academic skills.
read moreGetting Students Career Ready
Every student needs academic and technical skills to prepare them for life and every student needs to plant their feet on a career pathway during their K-12 journey.
read moreLeveraging Federal Legislation and Data to Build an Education-to-Workforce Pipeline
The places where individuals live and learn dramatically affect their opportunities and life outcomes, including access to a high-quality education, workforce training, and employment. Researchers Susan Bowles Therriault and Trent Sharp of the American Institutes for Research argue that state leaders must pay attention to the effects of geography as they develop policies to build […]
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