Refine Search

Resources Found

Not seeing what you need? Use our request information form. To see a list of our reports by release date, please click here or for a list of 50-State Comparisons please click here.

50-State Comparison: State K-3 Policies

Following a high-quality early care and education experience, the kindergarten-through-third-grade years set the foundation upon which future learning builds; and strengthening this continuum creates opportunities for later success. Key policy […]

June 2, 2023

Early Education (P-3)

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Assessment, Attendance, Early Care and Education, Standards & Curriculum

Teacher Training for Quality P-3 STEM Education

Teachers are the most influential of in-school factors that affect student achievement. Thus, if states are looking to improve instruction in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), they can start […]

April 20, 2021

Early Education (P-3)

Policy Report

AR, IA, ID, MD, OH, TN, UT

STEM/STEAM, Students & Families, Teaching Profession, Transitions

Enhancing STEM in P-3 Education

This Policy Guide, informed by experts in early education and STEM fields, identifies policies and actions a state can adopt to bring STEM opportunities to the early grades (pre-K through […]

Jan. 22, 2020

Early Education (P-3)

Policy Report

IA, ID, NV, UT, VA, WA

STEM/STEAM

Strengthening the Early Childhood Education Continuum

This Policy Guide draws on work with five states to provide context and guidance for policymakers looking to strengthen the pre-K to K-3 continuum and create opportunities to close the […]

April 22, 2019

Policy Report

AZ, CA, CO, DE, IL, KY, MA, MS

Early Care and Education, Governance, School Readiness, Standards & Curriculum, Teaching Profession, Transitions

K-3 Policymakers' Guide to Action: Making the early years count

This special report draws upon the expertise of 12 early learning experts convened by Education Commission of the States and captures policy ideas and insights on issues affecting the quality […]

Nov. 22, 2016

Early Education (P-3), K-12

Policy Report

IL, SC

Accountability, Assessment, Attendance, Funding, Governance, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teaching Profession, Transitions

Refine Search

Resources Found

50-State Comparison: State K-3 Policies

Teacher Training for Quality P-3 STEM Education

Enhancing STEM in P-3 Education

Strengthening the Early Childhood Education Continuum

Initiatives From Preschool to Third Grade: A Policymaker’s Guide

K-3 Policymakers' Guide to Action: Making the early years count