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Investing 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.Building Trauma-Informed School Systems
This analysis highlights ways states can embed trauma-informed practices in mandated teacher training and ensure that schools reduce the risks to teachers from STS.Achieving Equity and Excellence in Mathematics Teaching
States should revamp how teachers are equipped to deliver effective instruction.Teacher Diversity and Student Success
State policymakers should name diversity as a marker of teacher quality.Partner Resource
Using State-level Policy Levers to Promote Principal Quality
The Wallace Foundation, a long-time NASBE partner, has released a report by the RAND Corporation that looks at how seven states—California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia—have used policy to try to improve the principalship.State Policy to Support Early Literacy Success
After recent NAEP scores highlighted low reading proficiency among students in the U.S., many states are looking to science of reading and evidence-based literacy instruction to bolster their state policies to better prepare young children on how to read. State boards of education have the opportunity to ask questions and support policies that ensure all […]
read moreTo Improve Literacy, States Should Invest in Comprehensive Supports for Teachers
According to a new NASBE analysis, teachers need comprehensive supports to equip them to deliver high-quality, evidence-based instruction.
read moreTeachers Need Multifaceted Support to Improve Literacy
To improve literacy, states should invest in comprehensive supports for teachers to equip them to deliver high-quality, evidence-based instruction.
read moreWorking with Institutes of Higher Education to Advance the ECE Workforce
High-quality early learning requires a high-quality workforce with specialized knowledge and skills. Several states boards of education, including in Illinois, are playing an active role in developing a well-qualified early learning workforce, while expanding opportunities for more early educators to enter the field. Join us on Wednesday, May 10, to learn about the Illinois Early […]
read moreStates Can Strengthen Principal Preparation through Internships
Alexandria, VA—Eighteen percent of principals leave their posts annually, largely citing inadequate preparation as a key reason for leaving. Yet, principal preparation programs have been slow to keep up with the changing demands of the profession. In the same way investing in teacher apprenticeship programs helps address teacher shortages, strengthening principal preparation through principal internships […]
read morePreparing Principals through High-Quality Internships
To equip and retain more high-quality school leaders, states can encourage principal internships as a key part of preparation.
read moreState Partnerships Advancing School Leadership
In his recent report, States as Leaders, Followers, and Partners, Dr. Paul Manna, professor of government and public policy at William & Mary, reflects on evidence from two Wallace Foundation initiatives that encouraged states to play a more active role in developing high-quality principals. He notes that while distinct, both endeavors “convey quite clearly that […]
read moreNASBE’s Standard Explores Strategies to Better Prepare, Recruit, and Support Teachers
Alexandria, VA—Educator shortages and the burnout of teachers and school leaders in the wake of the pandemic have been the subject of news headlines and on the agendas of state boards of education. In its recent announcement of federal initiatives to address staffing challenges, the Biden administration signaled its commitment to strengthen the profession. With […]
read moreMeeting Educator Staffing Challenges through Grow-Your-Own Programs
Join NASBE for a discuss on the promise of grow-your-own practices to strengthen the educator pipeline. We'll hear from state leaders from Missouri and West Virginia.
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