A staff member at a state department of education requested information on test-optional state admission policies. Our response includes background on the topic and state examples of test-optional admission policies….
January 27, 2021
Unassigned
Postsecondary
AZ, MA, MD, ND, WA, WI
Assessment, Transitions
Work-based learning offers students opportunities to deepen classroom learning, explore future career fields and demonstrate skills in an authentic setting. These experiences are increasingly a priority for states across all…
January 27, 2021
Blog Post
K-12, Postsecondary
DE, TX
Transitions
This Policy Brief draws on the expertise of leaders of state agencies and national STEM organizations to identify the current status of state policies supporting P-3 leadership and explicit STEM…
January 12, 2021
Policy Report
Early Education (P-3)
AL, ID, IL, MN, NV, OH, TN, UT
STEM/STEAM, Transitions
This Policy Brief identifies three actions states can consider to ease and encourage the transition between high school and college for this year’s graduating class, in light of the COVID-19…
December 2, 2020
Policy Report
High School, Postsecondary
AR, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, LA, MI, NE, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA
Students & Families, Transitions
This Policy Brief draws on four principles of redesigning state financial aid to better support the Classes of 2020 and 2021 as they seek to enter college or university during…
December 2, 2020
Policy Report
High School, Postsecondary
CA, LA, NC, NJ, NV, VT
Finance, Students & Families, Transitions