State Innovations
A detail of how the Michigan State Board of Education, working closely with the state education agency, is expanding opportunities to improve early educators’ preparation.
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Schools opt to change their approaches to learning and see gains in adaptability.
State Innovations
This NASBE analysis highlights four states—Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and North Carolina—that have taken significant steps to increase educator diversity.
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A network of rural peers help districts design meaningful, timely, community-connected accountability.
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Five states received federal waivers for regular assessments so they could pilot assessment systems in select districts or schools over five years.
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CORE Districts plumb the possibilities of using holistic measures to improve schools.
State Innovations
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.
State Innovations
Michigan jettisoned its broad elementary teaching licenses in favor of preK-3 and 3-6 licenses that will better equip new teachers with developmentally appropriate knowledge and skills.