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Governors’ State of the State Addresses

Use our map to find summaries of education-related proposals from governors’ State of the State addresses.

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Search for enacted and vetoed education bills across the country.

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March 20, 2025

New Hampshire Takes Groundbreaking Steps to Expand Higher Education in Prison

After a bipartisan act of Congress reinstated Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated learners as of July 2023, the focus in carceral education circles turned to how states could prepare to […]

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March 11, 2025

K-12 Funding Toolkit: A Strategic Guide for States

The distribution of state funding to school districts has a tremendous impact on student learning opportunities. State leaders juggle different priorities, tradeoffs and incentives when designing funding formulas with the goal of ensuring every student has the learning opportunities to succeed.

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March 11, 2025

A Conversation With Victoria Ballerini, the New Director of Strong Start to Finish

In January, Victoria Ballerini joined Strong Start to Finish, an Education Commission of the States initiative, as its permanent director after serving on an interim basis.   Strong Start to Finish […]

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Feb. 24, 2025

50-State Comparison: Developmental Education Policies

This 50-State Comparison examines state and systemwide developmental education policies. Developmental education, sometimes referred to as remedial education, is designed to develop foundational knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics for […]

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Feb. 24, 2025

Developmental Education Policies: State Profiles

View individual state profiles on developmental education policies by selecting a state below or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point.  

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Jan. 22, 2025

Making Statewide Accountability Systems Stronger and More Equitable

As the country approaches the 10-year mark since the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), it's clear that K-12 education is at a crucial juncture. Despite recent progress, […]

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