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From the President's Pen: Are You Ready?
When schools reopen, how ready will the education enterprise be to receive, support, encourage, and serve students?
read moreStudent Voice: Students Can Help Create the Climate They Want to See
It is what we as leaders do with the data that matters.
read moreRemoving Barriers to LGBTQ Student Safety and Achievement
Comprehensive protections from bullying and harassment help everyone.
read moreGauging 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 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 moreStates Move to Support Teachers through Employee Wellness Programs
By creating opportunities and infrastructure for employee wellness programs, state boards of education and other policymakers can foster the physical and emotional well-being of teachers and school leaders.
read moreSupporting Educators through Employee Wellness Initiatives
By creating opportunities and infrastructure for employee wellness programs, state boards of education and other policymakers can foster the physical and emotional well-being of teachers and school leaders.
read moreLeadership Exchange for Adolescent Health Promotion
LEAHP is a learning collaborative of multi-sector, state-level leadership teams with the goal to develop state-specific action plans in support of policy assessment, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation to address adolescent health in three priority areas: sexual health education, sexual health services, and safe and supportive environments in schools.
read moreAddressing the Health Drivers of Chronic Absence through State Policy
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states to publicly display data on chronic absence statewide and on school report cards. In addition, 36 states and the District of Columbia opted to include chronic absence as a measure of school success in their ESSA accountability systems. This change positions state boards of education to delve […]
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