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How ECS Can Support Your 2024 Legislative Session

The new year brings new opportunities for us at Education Commission of the States to support your efforts to create and strengthen education policies for your state! To kick this […]

Jan. 16, 2024

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

Blog Post

DC

Governance

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 […]

Jan. 30, 2023

K-12

Blog Post

AK, CO, GA, KY, LA, MT, NE, SC, TN, VT, WA

Funding, Governance, Safety, Student Health and Wellness, Workforce Development

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 […]

Jan. 24, 2023

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

Blog Post

Nationwide

Governance, Teaching Profession

4 Education Policy Tools to Use in 2022

A new legislative session brings policymakers another opportunity to examine their state’s education policy landscape. How can education leaders better support students, families and teachers in these unprecedented times? What […]

Jan. 11, 2022

Top 2021 Education Legislative Trends

As we approach the end of a wild 2021, we’d like to take a moment to look back on the legislative education policy trends we saw this year and look […]

Dec. 8, 2021

Postsecondary

Blog Post

DC, NJ, WI

Governance

Early Legislative Trends for K-12 Funding

As the state budget season approaches and the American Rescue Plan has been enacted, it’s worth taking a look at how states are thinking about K-12 funding for the upcoming […]

March 24, 2021

K-12

Blog Post

AK, FL, HI

Funding

Black History Beyond Black History Month

Black History Month was celebrated throughout the United States last month, from the White House to classrooms across the country. In recent months, particularly following protests against systemic racism and […]

March 1, 2021

K-12

Blog Post

AL, CA, FL, MD, MN, NJ, OR, VA, WA

Standards & Curriculum

2021 State of the State Addresses Highlight Key Education Issues

The 2020 election included 11 gubernatorial races that resulted in two new governors. Because many governors appoint top education policy leaders in their states and often campaign on education issues, […]

Jan. 19, 2021

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

Blog Post

Nationwide

Governance

4 Education Policy Tools to Use in 2021

A new legislative session brings policymakers another opportunity to examine their state’s education policy landscape. How can education leaders better support students, families and teachers in these unprecedented times? What […]

Jan. 11, 2021

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How ECS Can Support Your 2024 Legislative Session

What Can We Expect in the 2023 Legislative Sessions?

How ECS Can Support You and Your State in 2023

4 Education Policy Tools to Use in 2022

Top 2021 Education Legislative Trends

Early Care and Education: 2021 State Legislation Update

Early Legislative Trends for K-12 Funding

Black History Beyond Black History Month

2021 State of the State Addresses Highlight Key Education Issues

4 Education Policy Tools to Use in 2021