State Boards Renew Commitments to Racial Equity in Schools

Citing the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others as impetus, state boards of education around the…
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State Boards Revisit Open Meetings Policy for Virtual Settings

The COVID-19 pandemic posed a challenge to state boards of education as they continued their work while social distancing: open…
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States Explore How Summer Learning Can Mitigate COVID-19 Slide

As the 2019–20 school year comes to a close, many states are looking to summer school to combat the learning…

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State Boards Seek Rule Waivers, Best Practices to Counter COVID-19

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As confirmed cases across the United States continued to rise, state education policymakers found themselves struggling to keep students safe and prepared to […]

Most States Offer Diploma Seals for Biliteracy

Over the past decade, the number of states offering students the chance to earn seals of biliteracy on their high school diplomas went from zero to 38 (including the District of Columbia). California was the first to adopt such a […]

State Boards Addressed Strategic Plans, Career Skills, and Teaching Endorsements in 2019

This past year saw state boards of education reviewing their career and technical education (CTE) systems, adopting specialized teaching endorsements, and engaging in board- and departmentwide strategic planning, according to NASBE’s State Board Insight. Administration. All state boards discussed local […]

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