This Policy Outline provides a high-level overview of the state-level actors who can play a central role in developing STEAM education in preschool and elementary, and details several state examples that may serve as a model for those interested in this work.
May 9, 2022
Policy Report
Early Education (P-3), K-12
AZ, GA, IL, NV, OH, OK
Arts, STEM/STEAM
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
In partnership with the Arts Education Partnership, this Policy Brief reviews the positive impacts of STEAM education for young learners in pre-K through fifth grade and highlights four trends from arts integration and STEAM research over the past 20 years.
April 20, 2022
Policy Report
Early Education (P-3)
GA, IA, ID, MD, MI, NH, NJ, NV, OH, WA
Arts, STEM/STEAM
Attendance declines and interruptions to instruction and care have led to a rise in behavioral issues and growing gaps in literacy and math for young children. Given these challenges, the transition into kindergarten has come into focus as…
Early Education (P-3)
ME, MS, UT, WV
Students & Families, Transitions
This report is a collaboration with the National Governors Association. We are grateful for this partnership.
March 15, 2022
Policy Report
Early Education (P-3), High School, K-12, Postsecondary
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VI, WA, WI
Finance, Governance, Students & Families, Teachers & Leaders