Ed Note

Our blog features education research and policy trends, promising practices from states and partners, and anecdotes from our work with state leaders across the country.

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K-12

Dec. 7, 2023

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 […]

K-12 Postsecondary

Nov. 9, 2023

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 […]

K-12

Oct. 31, 2023

Addressing School Principal Preparation at the State Level

While states battle turnover in school leadership, policymakers are working to increase the number of highly trained, quality principals across their states. In the midst of a changing education landscape, […]

K-12

Oct. 10, 2023

North Carolina's Promising Approach to Learning Recovery

As the education landscape continues to be impacted by school closures, quarantines and staffing uncertainties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, states have been working hard to reduce the long-term effects […]

K-12

Oct. 3, 2023

Recruiting and Retaining Successful CTE Teachers

We know that strong teachers are crucial to the success of a career and technical education program. However, some schools find filling these roles difficult. According to data from the […]

K-12

Sept. 28, 2023

Nevada Teen Partners With Policymakers to Champion Mental Health

When Robert Barsel, a 17-year-old high school senior living in Nevada, began leading peer support groups, he could not have imagined the impact it would have on him. Reflecting back […]

K-12

Sept. 18, 2023

Centering Students in CTE Program Criteria

Secondary career and technical education program approval is a key component of administering CTE programs. Program approval ensures that approved programs in the state address the core elements required for […]

K-12

Sept. 13, 2023

4 Models States Use to Fund Secondary CTE

Secondary career and technical education programs support a wide range of initiatives to ensure students succeed in postsecondary education and the workforce. CTE programs rely on various funding sources including […]

K-12

Aug. 8, 2023

Elevating the Teaching Profession With Data-Driven Salary Increases

This guest post comes from Ellen Sherratt, president of the board at Teacher Salary Project and Lisa Lachlan–Haché, director of the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders at the American Institutes for Research. All views in guest […]

K-12

June 30, 2023

As Four-Day School Weeks Gain Popularity, States Look to Evidence

This guest post comes from Emily Morton, research scientist at NWEA. Views expressed in guest posts are those of the author. Four-day school weeks are rapidly expanding in rural areas across […]

Early Education (P-3)

June 27, 2023

AEP and ECS Are Bringing the STEAM This Summer!

Over the past two years, the Arts Education Partnership and Education Commission of the States have collaboratively led a preschool through fifth grade STEAM education initiative for state leaders around […]

High School

June 23, 2023

New Rhode Island Graduation Requirements Driven by Community Feedback

The Rhode Island Department of Education began the process of changing the state graduation requirements as a result of the analysis of the Rhode Island high school student experience provided […]