Read recent education policy news and commentary written by your education policy team and guest authors working across the education field. For information on submitting a guest blog, contact Mandy Zatynski at mzatynski@ecs.org.
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Going Deeper on College Student Food Insecurity
This guest post comes from Chris Fernandez, research analyst at Trellis Research, which will be participating in a session, titled “Basic Needs as Prerequisites to Learning: Food and Financial Instability…
Supporting Students With Disabilities by Preparing Arts Teachers
This guest post comes from Jenna Gabriel, manager of special education at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. While the most recent federal data on inclusion show…
All You Could Ever Want to Know About State Policies Governing Early Learning
Kindergarten is one of our most popular search items, and it’s no surprise: The early learning years are some of the most crucial in a child’s development socially, emotionally and…
Advisory Councils Bring Sunshine
This guest post comes from Jeff Weld, senior policy adviser and assistant director in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is leading a session, titled “Using…
35,000 Years and Counting: Music Continues to Matter
Creating and engaging with art has been a fundamental part of human existence for thousands of years. Archaeologists discovered musical instruments dating back more than 35,000 years, and music is…