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Policy Levers to Advance Credential Transparency

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Six Policy Priority Areas Prepare State Leaders for Impact

As state education leaders face changing contexts, Education Commission of the States developed six policy priority areas to serve state policymakers' most critical needs. These policy priority areas will inform our organization’s work over the next two years.

State Information Request: Chronic Absenteeism

State education leaders asked for information on policy responses to student chronic absenteeism. Our response offers state approaches to address chronic absenteeism outside of legislation. To provide timely assistance to […]

Governors' State of the State Addresses: Education-Related Proposals

Education Commission of the States tracks education-related proposals from governors’ annual State of the State addresses. Click on a state in the map below to view annual state-specific proposals. (Purple […]

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AI Pilot Programs in K-12 Settings

As of March 2025, 28 states have published or adopted artificial intelligence (AI) guidance for K-12 education. As a majority of states have now set the groundwork for issuing guidance, […]

K-12

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Turning Back the Tide: The Critical Role of States In Reducing Chronic Absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism has risen drastically in our country — increasing from 16% of students before the COVID-19 pandemic to nearly 30% by the 2021-22 school year. During the 2021-22 school […]

K-12

The Road to Attendance: Chronic Absenteeism and School Bus Driver Shortages

When considering the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we often focus on student learning and teacher shortages. However, a little discussed staffing problem remains unresolved — the declining number […]

K-12

How Connecticut’s Home Visit Program Improved Chronic Absenteeism

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many states have struggled to reengage students who are chronically absent from school. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 72% of schools reported an […]

High School K-12

Hitting Snooze on School Start Times

When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 328 last month, California became the first state to mandate school start times. Starting in 2022, high schools must start no earlier than 8:30 […]

Policy Levers to Advance Credential Transparency

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Policy Levers to Advance Credential Transparency

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Policy Levers to Advance Credential Transparency

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