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Making Leaps and Bounds in Dance Teacher Certification
This guest post comes from Susan McGreevy-Nichols, executive director, and Shannon Dooling-Cain, special projects coordinator, at the National Dance Education Organization. Dance — when taught by a qualified dance educator…
Priority Areas in 2018 Workforce Development Legislation
This year continued the growing trend of workforce development policies, programs and initiatives. From governor action plans to a federal legislation overhaul, the topic of workforce needs in states remained…
Turning the Tide on Low-Performing Schools Through Strong Principals
In July, we interviewed two chief state school officers, Illinois State Superintendent Tony Smith and Mississippi State Superintendent Carey Wright, to gain insight on what they believed was critical to…
CTE Action in the 2018 Legislative Session
As the sun sets on many state legislative sessions, it’s a good time to examine trends in policymakers’ work on a host of education policy issues. One of the topics…
Common Recs From State School Security Task Forces
As states grapple with how to respond and address public concerns about school safety, many have opted to create a task force or study committee to assess potential holes in…