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Why Salt Lake City Is the Place to Be This July

The coming years present opportunities for education policy as state leadership on education policy becomes more central than ever to student outcomes. Written 60 years ago, Education Commission of the […]

May 19, 2025

Blog Post

Nationwide

Early Care and Education, Transitions, Workforce Development

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.

April 9, 2025

Early Education (P-3), High School, K-12, Postsecondary, Workforce

Initiative

Nationwide

Attendance, Early Care and Education, Funding, Student Health and Wellness, Student Learning, Teaching Profession, Workforce Development

Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2025 State of the State Addresses

In a critical year for state education policy, State of the State addresses offer time for new and incumbent governors to outline policy priorities and elevate successes. For the past […]

March 31, 2025

Early Education (P-3), High School, K-12, Postsecondary

Policy Report

Nationwide

Early Care and Education, Funding, School Choice, Student Health and Wellness, Student Learning, Teaching Profession, Workforce Development

A Conversation With Victoria Ballerini, the New Director of Strong Start to Finish

In January, Victoria Ballerini joined Strong Start to Finish, an Education Commission of the States initiative, as its permanent director after serving on an interim basis. Strong Start to Finish […]

March 11, 2025

Postsecondary

Blog Post

Nationwide

Standards & Curriculum, Student Learning

50-State Comparison: Developmental Education Policies

This 50-State Comparison examines state and systemwide developmental education policies. Developmental education, sometimes referred to as remedial education, is designed to develop foundational knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics for […]

Feb. 24, 2025

High School, Postsecondary

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Assessment, Student Learning, Transitions

Developmental Education Policies: State Profiles

View individual state profiles on developmental education policies by selecting a state below or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point.

Feb. 24, 2025

K-12, Postsecondary

Individual State Profile

Nationwide

Transitions

2024 Elections and Changes to State Education Leadership

This year's elections are ushering in a wave of leadership changes across the United States, and our team is tracking the results that impact state education policy. Our one-page infographic […]

Nov. 12, 2024

Early Education (P-3), K-12, Postsecondary

Data Visualization

Nationwide

Governance

2024 Election Results: An Overview of State Legislatures and Ballot Measures

We track state-level elections each cycle to monitor new leadership and its potential impact on education policy. With new governors, state legislators and education leaders across the country, we can […]

Nov. 12, 2024

Early Education (P-3), High School, K-12, Postsecondary, Workforce

Blog Post

Nationwide

Funding, Governance

Early Care and Education Governance Models

The oversight and governance of early care and early education is critical to supporting the development of young children and their families. However, because state agencies involved in this support […]

Oct. 7, 2024

Early Education (P-3)

Policy Report

Nationwide

Early Care and Education, Governance

50-State Comparison: Early Care and Education Governance

This 50-State Comparison and its accompanying Policy Outline provide data on states’ early care and education governance systems, with a focus on the agencies that oversee these programs, the level of alignment of these programs and the advisory entities for early care and education in the state.

Oct. 6, 2024

Early Education (P-3)

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Early Care and Education, Governance

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Why Salt Lake City Is the Place to Be This July

Six Policy Priority Areas Prepare State Leaders for Impact

Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2025 State of the State Addresses

A Conversation With Victoria Ballerini, the New Director of Strong Start to Finish

50-State Comparison: Developmental Education Policies

Developmental Education Policies: State Profiles

2024 Elections and Changes to State Education Leadership

2024 Election Results: An Overview of State Legislatures and Ballot Measures

Early Care and Education Governance Models

50-State Comparison: Early Care and Education Governance