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The Ever-Changing Landscape of State Assessments
This year, more states left national assessment consortia and instead, opted to create their own, state-specific exams — a trend we’ve seen 2014, when we started tracking the summative assessments…
The Nation’s Report Card Has Troubling News About Equity in Education
New 2017 math and reading results from the Nation’s Report Card have put the education policy world in a mostly gloomy mood. This latest year of data confirms that the…
How Is the Opioid Epidemic Affecting Schools and Students?
The opioid crisis facing our nation is both significant and complex. In 2016 alone, approximately 11.5 million Americans misused prescription opioids and over 42,000 died from opioid overdose. In addition…
Supporting Student Agency, Engagement and Success Through Inclusive Folk Arts Pedagogy
This is guest post comes from Lisa Rathje, executive director of Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education, a partner of the Arts Education Partnership. As a…
How States Can Develop Their Early Education Workforce
This guest post comes from Abbie Lieberman, policy analyst at New America. Last month, the federal government passed an omnibus spending bill to fund the government through the end of…