 ECS Ed Watch aims to be your source for innovative, ahead-of-the-curve state policy approaches and the best new research with significant implications for education policy. |
 Based on constituent interest in the issue of P-20 alignment, ECS has launched The P-20 Blog — your source for news, policy and research related to state efforts to better align early learning, K-12 and postsecondary education efforts. |
 Boosting College Completion for a New Economy is a two-year initiative of the Education Commission of the States (ECS) designed to move states from awareness of their college completion challenge to the development, implementation and evaluation of state strategies that increase college attainment rates. (BCC on Twitter and Facebook) |
 The Education Commission of the States (ECS), in collaboration with the Project on Education Policy, Access and Remedial Education (PREPARE), seeks to leverage developmental education at postsecondary institutions as a critical component of state efforts to increase college attainment rates through Getting Past Go. The national initiative will help education policy leaders align state and system po
licy to increase the college success of the large percentage of students enrolled in postsecondary education who require remedial and developmental education. |
 Core Commons is designed by the Education Commission of the States (ECS) to serve as a resource to states, policymakers and the public on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. ECS tracks state progress on the development and implementation of common core strategies and policies. In addition, ECS explores the critical issues states encounter as they move to full implementation. |
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ECS e-Clips
Comments from our subscribers:
- "ECS e-Clips provide a greater exposure of emerging education issues across the 50 states than other e-services I read on a daily basis. Keep up the great work."
- "ECS is doing a good job with relevant and interesting articles pertinent to my everyday duties."
- "I love how it does not take a lot of time, but I am still able to see what is happening around the country."
- "The e-Clips summaries are concise and to the point, allowing me to choose what articles I'd like to read."
- "It is the single most useful electronic media service I get."
- "I work for someone who founded an education research nonprofit and we often make presentations to public forums about the current state of public education. I use stories highlighted in e-Clips to persuade those in the audience to act on behalf of their public schools. Thank you!"
- "You provide an enormously useful service... many thanks!"
ECS e-Connection
Comments from our subscribers:
- "I ALWAYS read it, because it generally only takes a few minutes to read, and I feel like I have a sense of what is going on that is important. Also, I like to be able to spend more time on certain documents through links you provide. The system is really well-designed."
- "As a librarian, I forward the e-Connection report to numerous people within the Department of Children, Families and Learning. I also order many of the publications identified in the report, whether from ECS or various websites which were listed."
- "As a reporter, it helps to have a summary of what other states are doing compared to my state. Those tidbits are great adds to nationalize stories."
- "I am a legislative consultant. Information about what other states are doing is relevant to what our legislature does. The reports you mention and the Internet links are helpful."
- "I am a research assistant for a state legislator. Because many are struggling with the same issues, it is helpful to know how other legislatures are responding."
- "I think this is the very best source of ongoing information about factors affecting current and future education policy. The reported information is well-selected and clearly communicated. You make it easy to overview and focus in on issues of importance to education. Keep doing what you are doing!"
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Past Newsletters:
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ECS Governance Notes was a bimonthly e-mail publication with links to key information
on education governance.
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ECS Leadership Links was a bimonthly e-mail publication with links to key information on education leadership.
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ECS TQ Update was a bimonthly newsletter focusing on ECS' work to improve the quality of teaching in our nation's schools.
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