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....

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--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)...

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....

Putting Students First Education Action Plan - Full-day preschool for New York's poorest children, schools as centers for health care and social services, longer school days and years and better use of technology are some of the New NY Education Reform Commission's preliminary recommendations to Gov. Mario Cuomo. Further, teachers and principals should have to pass a "bar"-like exam in order to enter their professions. (2013)...