2012 Gubernatorial Elections: Outcomes and Education Priorities PDF - This report outlines results of the 2012 gubernatorial elections, and provides highlights of the elected governors' top education priorities. (Education Commission of the States, November 2012)...

Education-Related Ballot Measures: 2012 PDF - This report provides the results from the 35 ballot initiatives in the November 2012 election that have either a direct effect on education policy in those states or could have an effect down the road. The initiatives listed include enacted legislation being presented to the public for approval and initiatives placed on the ballot through the petition process....

From the ECS State Policy Database: State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: State Policymaking - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Governance--Mandates - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

2012 State of the State Addresses: Governors' Top Education Issues PDF - This analysis highlights the education issues prioritized by governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. in their 2012 state of the state addresses. The state leaders explained that increasing the quality and availability of education, from preschool through postsecondary, was essential to recovering from the recession, spurring economic growth, remaining competitive, and to the health and well-being of each state's citizens. Top issues include Finance (K-12 & Postsecondary), Teaching Quality, Postsecondary Affordability/Access, School Choice, Workforce Development, Early Learning (P-3), and Reading and Literacy....

Legislator's Panel - Hear the discussion between Frederick (Rick) Hess and legislators from Colorado, Florida and Idaho discussing the legislators’ roles in major state education reform in their respective states at the 2011 ECS National Forum on Education Policy. (ECS, July 2011)...

What Governors Need to Know: Highlights of State Education Systems PDF - This multistate compilation includes states' number of operating districts, average students per district, per-student spending, free or reduced-price lunch eligible students, percent of K-12 revenue from state sources, state and local school revenue, full-day kindergarten requirements, compulsory school ages and more. (Kyle Zinth and Melodye Bush, Education Commission of the States, updated December 2010)...

Education-Related Ballot Questions: 2008 MS Word PDF - 2008 saw voters in 15 states weigh in on a variety of issues pertaining to state-level education policy. This ECS StateNote examines each of these ballot questions, and whether voters approved or rejected them. (Kyle Zinth, Education Commission of the States, November 2008)...

From the ECS State Policy Database: State Policymaking--Politics - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

TopTen Issues to Watch in 2010 - This sixth edition of the issues to watch for a given year in Georgia is the result of convening nearly 100 leaders from the education, business, government and non-profit sectors traveling the highways and scenic paths to visit the public schools in the state that have achieved remarkable student outcomes. These 10 issues may well be on the top of mind in each state of this nation, or they should be. (Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, January 2010)...

Critical Mass MS Word PDF - When a reform idea hinges on strong evidence and a broader consensus and is replicated widely or successfully, it can generate so much more knowledge and interest that it feeds off of its own growth, eventually reaching a critical mass as more and more states implement similar policies. This article discusses areas of education policy that have reached a critical mass, including charter school laws, restructuring policies, alternative certification and school finance litigation, in addition to identifying areas that may reach critical mass in the near future. (Kathy Christie, Phi Delta Kappan, March 2005. Reprinted with permission.)...

State Policy Inventory Database Online (SPIDO) - This database is a joint project between the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the Pathways to College Network. SPIDO is designed to provide state and national policymakers, education leaders, practitioners and education consumers with an inventory of state-level policies and resources in key policy domains related to student achievement, access and success in higher education. (WICHE, 2003)...