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Gauging School Climate
As school buildings reopen after weeks of pandemic-induced closures, school climate will matter more than ever. State policymakers and education leaders can plan now to create safe, supportive learning environments ready for the return of students and teachers to classrooms. The articles in The Standard provide a roadmap.
read morePreparing Facilities for Students' Return in the Wake of COVID-19
To reopen schools, they need to be clean and safe for students, educators, and staff. What state leaders need to consider as they issue guidance for schools.
read moreReopening Schools Requires Evidence-Based Strategies for Facilities Preparation
State boards of education can partner with state education agencies to ensure reopening guidance aligns with federal recommendations on facilities care and operations and addresses equity concerns.
read moreDeveloping Policy to Prevent Youth Suicide
State boards of education can be leaders in addressing youth suicide by collaborating on model policies that help ensure students have the proper supports and learning environments to thrive.
read moreKansas State Board Confronts Youth Vaping
The usage of vaping products among middle school students has increased at alarming rates. Federal and state policymakers are addressing this crisis, including in Kansas, where the state board of education acted quickly to engage stakeholders on curbing youth vaping.
read moreState Boards Can Be Lead Policy Actors in Preventing Youth Suicide
A new NASBE analysis explores youth suicide and ways state boards can collaborate with local agencies to address it.
read moreKansas State Board of Education Leads the Way on Addressing Youth Vaping Crisis
NASBE releases an analysis about how the Kansas State Board of Education acted quickly to engage stakeholders on curbing youth vaping.
read moreHow Arts Education Supports Social-Emotional Development: A Theory of Action
Instructional practices rooted in action and reflection could transform how all disciplines build students' competencies.
read moreTackling the Lack of School-Based Lead Testing
This NASBE analysis explores why many school districts are not testing for lead and how state policymakers can take active measures to change that.
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