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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

May 18, 2023

Connecticut Uses ESSER Funding to Evaluate Long-Term Investments

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding has provided a historic investment in public education. States have leveraged ESSER funding to support a number of innovative initiatives, including extended […]

K-12

May 12, 2023

How Residencies Support a Sustainable Teacher Pipeline

Research indicates that teacher residencies can address teacher shortages in ways that provide schools and classrooms with high-quality and diverse teachers, and with teachers who are less likely to turnover. […]

K-12

May 10, 2023

Governors Celebrate Teachers in Their State of the State Addresses

In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, we are highlighting some of the many celebrations of teachers in governors’ State of the State addresses this year. Policies related to teachers, particularly […]

May 4, 2023

Biden Administration Releases Proposed Rules for Transgender Athlete Participation

Last year, Education Commission of the states released a blog post detailing the landscape for transgender student athletes. Since then, the Movement Advancement Project has found that three more states […]

K-12

April 28, 2023

How States Can Support Ongoing Academic Recovery

School closures, quarantines and staffing uncertainties have contributed to the biggest math and reading declines our country has seen in more than two decades. The recent State of the American […]

Postsecondary

April 26, 2023

State Bills Address Sexual Violence on College Campuses

Today is Denim Day — a yearly call during Sexual Assault Awareness Month to bring awareness to and prevent sexual assault, harassment and abuse. We’re continuing our coverage of this […]

Postsecondary

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March 31, 2023

Connecting Computer Science Education to In-Demand Careers

Increasingly, students must be prepared for the workforce with technical skills, including computer science and digital literacy. One way to support job readiness is to define and create postsecondary and […]

K-12

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March 22, 2023

Indiana Dashboard Provides Clear, Comprehensive Data Story

In December 2022, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) launched the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed Dashboard (Indiana GPS). The aim is to compile education data from early childhood education […]

Postsecondary

Feb. 28, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court Considers Student Debt Forgiveness

Today marks the beginning of oral arguments in the Department of Education v. Brown and Biden v. Nebraska Supreme Court cases. These two legal challenges may determine the fate of […]

Early Education (P-3)

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Feb. 9, 2023

As Federal Relief Funding for Early Care and Education Fades, States Step In

Federal COVID-19 relief funds have been a lifeline for early care and education programs, but this funding is temporary. With deadlines approaching, states have an opportunity to push forward policies […]

K-12

Jan. 30, 2023

What Can We Expect in the 2023 Legislative Sessions?

With new legislative sessions beginning, we can learn what education policy trends potentially await in the 2023 sessions by looking at which bills were enacted in 2022 and what early […]

Early Education (P-3)K-12 Postsecondary

Jan. 24, 2023

How ECS Can Support You and Your State in 2023

A new year brings us new opportunities to share our in-depth education policy research that we provide here at Education Commission of the States (ECS). Whether you’re deeply familiar with […]