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Six Policy Priority Areas Prepare State Leaders for Impact

As state education leaders face changing contexts, Education Commission of the States developed six policy priority areas to serve state policymakers' most critical needs. These policy priority areas will inform our organization’s work over the next two years.

April 9, 2025

Early Education (P-3), High School, K-12, Postsecondary, Workforce

Initiative

Nationwide

Attendance, Early Care and Education, Funding, Student Health and Wellness, Student Learning, Teaching Profession, Workforce Development

Turning Back the Tide: The Critical Role of States In Reducing Chronic Absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism has risen drastically in our country — increasing from 16% of students before the COVID-19 pandemic to nearly 30% by the 2021-22 school year. During the 2021-22 school […]

April 9, 2024

K-12

Blog Post

CT, MA, NM, OH, RI, VA

Attendance, Student Learning

Student Counts in K-12 Funding Models

States and districts allocate hundreds of billions of dollars annually to fund K-12 schools, and this allocation is largely driven by one calculation: how states count student enrollment. They do […]

Jan. 24, 2022

K-12

Policy Report

AL, AZ, CA, IN, MD, ME, MT, ND, OR, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV

Attendance, Funding

K-12 Funding Policy Responses to COVID-19

This Policy Snapshot provides examples of legislation in 13 states that have proposed or enacted legislation addressing the following principles of K-12 funding models: attendance and enrollment, revenue, and equity-based […]

Feb. 16, 2021

K-12

Policy Report

CA, CO, DE, IL, MI, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT

Funding

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Six Policy Priority Areas Prepare State Leaders for Impact

Turning Back the Tide: The Critical Role of States In Reducing Chronic Absenteeism

Student Counts in K-12 Funding Models

K-12 Funding Policy Responses to COVID-19

Engaging the Arts Across the Juvenile Justice System

Virtual School Policies

Chronic Absenteeism: A key indicator of student success