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Individual State Profile

Nationwide

Assessment, Transitions

How Federal Policies Could Impact Student Data at the State Level

Members of Congress are scheduled to meet today during a special order to revisit and consider legislation that could have potential implications for statewide longitudinal data systems. Called the College […]

Nov. 1, 2017

Accountability

50-State Comparison: Adult Inclusion in State Financial Aid Policies

In 2015, states collectively provided over $12 billion in financial aid — a critical tool in college access and completion policy — for 4.5 million students. [searchwp_no_index]State financial aid programs […]

Oct. 23, 2017

Attendance, Funding, Postsecondary Affordability

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Adult Inclusion in State Financial Aid Policies: State Profiles

View individual state profiles by selecting a state below, or view 50-state comparisons on each data point.

Oct. 23, 2017

Individual State Profile

Nationwide

Attendance, Funding, Transitions

Assessments 101: A policymaker's guide to K-12 assessments

This brief supports state leaders’ understanding of assessments by first classifying and categorizing assessments, and then providing an overview of common terms used when choosing and utilizing assessments. Download

Oct. 2, 2017

Policy Report

CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, KS, KY, LA, NH, NV, OR

Accountability, Assessment, ESSA

Revisiting a Data Conference Through Legislation

At the beginning of August, I attended the National Center for Education Statistics’ STATS-DC Data Conference. It was a wonderful opportunity both to connect with individuals working on education data […]

Aug. 16, 2017

CA, CT, DC, MN, WY

Accountability

Equity in Education: Devoted teachers challenged me to succeed

This blog is a guest post by Nadja Young, Senior Manager for Education Industry Consulting at SAS, that originally appeared on the SAS blog as part of a series - What […]

July 27, 2017

DC, VA

Teaching Profession

How Career Readiness Fared in the First ESSA State Plans

This blog post is a guest post by Austin Estes, policy associate, and Kate Kreamer, deputy executive director, at Advance CTE. On Dec. 10, 2015, the day he signed the Every Student […]

July 6, 2017

CT, DC, ND, NV

How Does Arts Education Fare in the First Round of State ESSA Plans?

This blog post is a guest post by Lynn Tuttle, Director of Public Policy & Professional Development, National Association for Music Education. The National Association for Music Education’s mission is to […]

May 31, 2017