Trending on State Board Agendas: January and February 2017

In January and February 2017, 41 state boards of education met and made meeting materials available for State Board Insight…
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States Weave Title II into Plans for School Leadership

A recent review of 28 draft plans for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) found that 20 states plan…

State Bills Prescribe State Board Action on Drug Abuse

State legislatures across the country are advancing bills to address and prevent drug addiction and abuse, and a handful of…

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On the Agenda: What State Boards are Saying about Charter Schools

Charter schools are far from uncharted territory for state boards of education. This analysis maps state boards’ consideration of charter school issues and their authority to take key charter actions in their states.

Trending on State Board Agendas in 2016

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) dominated the meeting agendas of state boards of education across the country in 2016, according to data in NASBE’s new State Board Insight database. In particular, state boards used their public meetings to focus […]

Georgia Tackles School Climate

Faced with unimpressive high school graduation rates and dissatisfied with rates of absenteeism and exclusionary discipline in their schools, Georgia education leaders turned for answers to a compelling body of research on school climate. Since implementation of programs aimed at […]

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