2024 Elections and Changes to State Education Leadership

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Nov. 22, 2024

Aligning Initiatives for Collaborative Education and Reentry Efforts in North Carolina

In January 2024, North Carolina signed onto the Council of State Government’s national Reentry 2030 initiative, which aims to drastically improve reentry success for people exiting prison and those under […]

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Nov. 20, 2024

Colorado and Mississippi Make Big Moves in K-12 Finance Reform

States frequently make changes to their K-12 funding formulas. We have identified 39 enacted bills in 2023 and 22 so far in 2024 that alter K-12 funding formulas in our […]

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Nov. 14, 2024

Advancing School Leadership Through State Policy

School leaders play a pivotal role in school and student success. Effective principals boost student outcomes — from attendance to academic achievement — and may have a greater impact on […]

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Nov. 14, 2024

Indigenous Students Count: Challenges and Promising Practices

A recent report from the Indigenous Student Identification Project (ISI) found that K-12 Indigenous students may be undercounted by as much as 70% across the United States. This has […]

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Nov. 12, 2024