This year, ECS examined state K-12 sex education policies and health education standards related to instruction about consent. Health education has gained a renewed focus in recent months as states…
Safety, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families
The pandemic laid bare the lack of social safety nets in states, necessitating innovative solutions but also illuminating systemic problems. For example, when regular service-delivery routines for youth and families…
Governance, Safety, Students & Families
This new resource explores six ways in which schools support student health, and the ways in which state policy can create conditions for this support.
March 3, 2022
Policy Report
K-12
GA, IL, MD, MT, NE, OR
Arts, Attendance, Finance, Safety, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teachers & Leaders
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the nation, its impact on all facets of society cannot be overstated. Schools and colleges continue to rethink delivery, scheduling, programs and…
February 1, 2022
Blog Post
K-12, Postsecondary
Nationwide
Safety, Students & Families
Although many state responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have come via governors’ executive orders and state education agency guidance, this Policy Snapshot captures legislative examples from 17 states that address interrupted instruction.
October 7, 2021
Policy Report
Early Education (P-3), High School, K-12
AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, ID, KY, LA, MD, NC, NJ, PA, TN, TX, VT, WA
Accountability, Assessment, Safety, Students & Families, Transitions