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Beyond the Core: Advancing student success through the arts

This Education Trends report explores research on how the arts bolster the development of deeper learning skills, provides examples of programs that successfully increased access to the arts in education […]

Sept. 6, 2017

K-12

Policy Report

CA, MA, NC, WA

Arts, ESSA

K-3 Policymakers' Guide to Action: Making the early years count

This special report draws upon the expertise of 12 early learning experts convened by Education Commission of the States and captures policy ideas and insights on issues affecting the quality […]

Nov. 22, 2016

Early Education (P-3), K-12

Policy Report

IL, SC

Accountability, Assessment, Attendance, Funding, Governance, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teaching Profession, Transitions

ESSA: Quick guides on top issues

This report provides insight into key areas of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that have prompted questions and concerns from education leaders and policymakers as they prepare to implement this […]

Aug. 8, 2016

K-12

Policy Report

CA, CT, NH

Accountability, Assessment, ESSA, Funding, Governance, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teaching Profession

ESSA’s Well-Rounded Education

This report reviews the components of the term well-rounded education as used in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and explores potential opportunities for states to provide a well-rounded education […]

June 22, 2016

K-12

Policy Report

Nationwide

ESSA, Governance, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families

Mitigating Teacher Shortages: Evaluation and feedback

See our 2022 report on State Policy Levers to Address Teacher Shortages, which includes more recent examples, by clicking here. To explore specific state strategies for addressing shortages, see this […]

April 27, 2016

K-12

Policy Report

AR, LA, NJ