State Boards Address Student Wellness during the Pandemic

The pandemic forced most schools into an elongated period of virtual learning that left students disconnected from school communities and…
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Broadband, SEL, and Racial Equity Rise to the Top of State Board Agendas in 2020

Nearly all states required or recommended that public schools close their doors in 2020 due to the pandemic. As schools…
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Addressing Gaps in Holocaust and Genocide Education

According to a September 2020 survey of millennials and Gen Z respondents in 50 states conducted by the nonprofit Claims…
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Counting Attendance during COVID-19

According to an October 2020 EdWeek Research Center survey, daily student absences rose from 6 percent before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to 10 percent in fall. Students from low-income households and students of color were more likely than […]

Policy Levers to Strengthen Principals Get State Board Review

In November 2020, the Wallace Foundation released “Using State-Level Policy Levers to Promote Principal Quality” by Susan M. Gates et al. The report details the ways in which seven states that participated in Wallace’s University Principal Preparation Initiative—California, Connecticut, Florida, […]

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 country issued statements during June 2020 that committed or recommitted them to taking action to promote racial equity, and they […]

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