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Statement on the Death of George Floyd and Racial Protests
The social unrest and political upheaval gripping our nation must renew our resolve to act against the systemic, persistent plague of bias and racial injustice that our young people face.
read moreContinued Learning during COVID-19
States are issuing guidance with an eye toward equity to help schools implement continuous learning for all students and adapt to a variety of needs and circumstances amidst widespread school closures from COVID-19.
read moreExpanding Access to High-Quality Arts Instruction
Advancing research and innovative policies can move states toward universal access to a quality arts education.
read moreLearning to Lead for Equity
Many state boards of education put equity at the center of their missions. This piece highlights the work of our Leading for Equity and Excellence Program (LEEP) and how it has coached state boards to be equity leaders.
read moreLEAHP Project Launches to Help States Develop Adolescent Health Policies
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), in partnership with Child Trends and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), has launched the Leadership Exchange for Adolescent Health Promotion (LEAHP).
read moreStates Set Sights on Growth of Low-Performing Students
With the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states can include a student growth indicator as a measure of school quality in their accountability systems. Most of them do. Nine states also saw this as an opportunity and added a separate growth measure for the bottom quartile and quintile of students.
read moreExpanding and Aligning World Language Teaching
This NASBE policy update discusses ways state boards can bridge the divide between English-only and non-English speakers by promoting policies to increase world language workforce capacity and better align language programs to communities and national need.
read moreFocusing on Gaps in Access to Arts Education
How California, Kentucky, and New Jersey worked to identify gaps in access to arts instruction by expanding their collection of data on arts access.
read moreImproving STEM Learning through Collaboration
Four state boards are improving STEM learning through revised standards, special diplomas, and promotion of partnerships.
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