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Individual State Profile

Early Care and Education, Governance

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

50-State Comparison

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

Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2023 State of the State Addresses

The full report highlights the top seven trends we found across state education-related proposals and features state examples of each.

March 14, 2023

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

Funding, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teaching Profession

3 States Share Efforts to Improve Kindergarten Transitions

Attendance declines and interruptions to instruction and care have led to a rise in behavioral issues and growing gaps in literacy and math for young children. Given these challenges, the […]

March 28, 2022

Early Care and Education, School Readiness, Students & Families, Transitions

Blog Post

ME, MS, UT, WV

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

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

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

Early Care and Education Governance 2020: State Profiles (archive)

View individual state profiles by selecting a state below, or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point.

Nov. 10, 2020

Individual State Profile

Students & Families, Transitions

Governance

3 Ways to Support Kindergarteners This Fall

As spring turns to summer each year, teachers and principals start to plan for their incoming kindergarteners. They work with community partners, like United Way or local preschools, to identify […]

Aug. 21, 2020

K-12

Blog Post

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

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

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

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

Transitions and Alignment From Preschool to Kindergarten

This special report – focused on early learning and kindergarten – examines effective transition programs and practices, and the importance of alignment across basic pedagogical components. Download

Sept. 5, 2018