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50-State Comparison: State Financial Aid Barriers for Students Impacted by the Justice System

The rising cost of postsecondary education is a barrier many students face, and it may be felt even more acutely by individuals impacted by the justice system. While the FAFSA […]

March 21, 2024

Postsecondary

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Funding, Postsecondary Affordability

50-State Comparison: K-12 Funding

States use different allocation methods to distribute K-12 funding to school districts. These policy choices impact how much funding districts receive to provide services for students. This 50-State Comparison summarizes […]

March 11, 2024

K-12 Funding: State Profiles

View individual state profiles on K-12 funding by selecting a state below, or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point.

March 11, 2024

K-12

Individual State Profile

AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

Funding

Paying for College: The Latest Trends in Performance-Based Funding

Performance-based funding is a funding approach where state appropriations are allocated based on how a postsecondary institution performs on a defined set of measures. These formulas are designed to incentivize […]

Feb. 20, 2024

Postsecondary

Blog Post

IL, KS, KY, LA, ND, PA, RI, TN, TX, WI

Postsecondary Affordability

50-State Comparison: Private School Choice

This 50-state comparison provides comprehensive information on private school choice policies specific to vouchers, education savings accounts and tax credit scholarships. Private choice programs use public dollars to fund education […]

Jan. 24, 2024

Private School Choice: State Profiles

View individual state profiles on private school choice by selecting a state below, or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point.

Jan. 24, 2024

K-12

Individual State Profile

School Choice

Governors' State of the State Addresses: Education-Related Proposals

Education Commission of the States tracks education-related proposals from governors’ annual State of the State addresses. Click on a state in the map below to view annual state-specific proposals. (Purple […]

Jan. 10, 2024

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

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Accountability, Assessment, Attendance, Funding, Governance, Safety, School Choice, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teaching Profession, Transitions

2024 State Education Policy Watchlist

We are closely monitoring 2024 policy action on several education issues and updating this database with pending, enacted and vetoed bills on an ongoing basis. Bill summaries are added if/when the bills are enacted or vetoed. Legislation we are monitoring from introduction includes bills related to:

Jan. 4, 2024

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

State Legislation

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How Can States Support Immigrant Students’ Education?

Conversations about immigrant and refugee students often obscure the fact that federal laws — bolstered by court decisions throughout the past few decades — provide newcomer students with the right […]

Dec. 7, 2023

K-12

Blog Post

DC, MN, MS, ND, TX

Student Learning, Students & Families

How Will 2023 Election Results Impact Education Policy?

Now that the results are in from the 2023 general election, we can understand the implications for state education policy across the United States. Gubernatorial Elections This year, Kentucky, Louisiana […]

Nov. 9, 2023

K-12, Postsecondary

Blog Post

CO, KY, LA, MS, NH, NJ, NY, TX, VA, WA

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50-State Comparison: State Financial Aid Barriers for Students Impacted by the Justice System

50-State Comparison: K-12 Funding

K-12 Funding: State Profiles

Paying for College: The Latest Trends in Performance-Based Funding

50-State Comparison: Private School Choice

Private School Choice: State Profiles

Governors' State of the State Addresses: Education-Related Proposals

2024 State Education Policy Watchlist

How Can States Support Immigrant Students’ Education?

How Will 2023 Election Results Impact Education Policy?