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This is a guest blog post by Angela Hemingway, Executive Director, Idaho STEM Action Center As the term STEM has become more widely used, people can recite the words associated […]
So far in 2016, close to 1,000 K-12 education bills have been signed into law. While the heavy hitters such as accountability, assessments and charter schools continued to receive attention, […]
Over the last several years, efforts have intensified to reinvigorate the commitment of education to not just prepare students for college and career, but for citizenship and full participation in […]
Career and technical education (CTE) dual enrollment – it may just be the Reese’s peanut butter cup of policy strategies to improve student transitions from high school to careers. The […]
Postsecondary
Americans love lists, for a host of reasons, and the higher education policy community is no exception. A wide collection of ‘Top Ten’ issue lists percolate each year through our […]
While the high school dropout rate poses a significant risk to our nation, there are early warning signs that can be used to chart a different path for children. […]
When imagining the beginning of a postsecondary experience, one pictures hundreds of students showing up on campus, moving into their dorms and bidding their parents goodbye to begin their independent […]
This is a guest blog post by Matt Weyer, a policy specialist in NCSL’s Education Program. With state pre-k investments increasing to nearly $7 billion dollars nationally (and up 12 percent […]
I was recently asked this question while presenting at Education Commission of the States’ National Forum in Washington, D.C., and my response surprised most of the meeting attendees. I said […]
This is a guest blog post by Deborah Halliday, Senior Policy Advisor at the Montana Office of Public Instruction. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) ups the ante on stakeholder input into […]
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP), the newest center at Education Commission of the States, continues to be showcasing the promising practices of partner organizations and other practitioners across the country. This […]
Inadequate access to industry-standard broadband speeds confronts many households and individuals across the states as indicated in a recent Education Commission of the States report. Certain communities simply do not […]
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