2018 Elections: Top Education Takeaways

This is one of two posts on 2018 elections results. See the other post, “2018 Elections: Changes in State Education Leadership”. In...

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2018 Elections: Changes in State Education Leadership

UPDATED 11/19. This is one of two posts on the 2018 elections results. See the other post, “2018 Elections: Top Education Takeaways.”...

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Making Leaps and Bounds in Dance Teacher Certification

This guest post comes from Susan McGreevy-Nichols, executive director, and Shannon Dooling-Cain, special projects coordinator, at the...

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Disproportionate Representation at the State Level May Be Hurting Rural Communities

Recently, our colleagues Molly Sarubbi and Lauren Sisneros wrote about some of the challenges facing education in rural communities. From...

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Keeping Students Safe: A Review of Governors’ School Safety Priorities

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently offered new details on the Federal Commission on School Safety. As the commission moves forward...

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Shifting Tides in the School Choice Debate

As this year’s legislative sessions kick off, looking back at last year’s school choice efforts can provide insight for the work ahead....

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Beyond Financial Aid: Helping adult students with the cost of college

This blog is the fifth and final in a series following the Supporting Adult Learners for Postsecondary Success convening, which took place...

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Is It Time to Stop Funding Schools With Local Property Taxes?

Local Schools, Local Funding Today 44.6 percent of funding for public education in this country comes from local sources with most of this...

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Recap: P-3, ESSA and You

On June 23, the early learning team at Education Commission of the States, in partnership with NIEER, CEELO, New America, NCSL and National...

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Student Centered Accountability: Grad Rate – Fourth Year and Understanding Mobility (Part 1)

This post is a guest post by Chase E. Eskelsen, M.Ed., Project Manager of National Academic Policy at K12 Inc. This is part one of a...

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