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The Education-to-Workforce Indicator Framework Toolkit

Tools for improving data collection and reporting.

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Community Hubs for Addressing Needs for Greater Education (CHANGE)

Introducing Gov. Mark Gordon's 2025-27 Chair’s Initiative!

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2025-27 
Policy Priority Areas

Check out the six policy areas guiding our work.

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state education 
policy tracking tool

Search for enacted and vetoed education bills across the country.

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Feb. 4, 2026

Why Strengthening Education-to-Workforce Data Systems Matters for States

State leaders need to answer increasingly complex questions about how policy decisions across early care and education, K–12, postsecondary and workforce systems connect to long-term economic mobility. Answering those questions requires coherent, aligned data systems […]

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Jan. 29, 2026

How Are Universal School Choice Programs Designed Across States?

With promises of greater parental freedom to choose schools and autonomy over the use of education funds, universal school choice programs have expanded in recent years. Over the past year, […]

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Jan. 27, 2026

Improving Professional Learning Systems for Today’s Educators

  This guest post comes from Ji Soo Song, director of projects and initiatives at SETDA, Coleen Putaansuu, Title II, Part A Lead program supervisor at the Washington Office of […]

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Dec. 19, 2025

Maximizing Early Care and Education Funding

Families with young children face a variety of barriers to securing convenient, affordable and high-quality child care before kindergarten. These barriers are especially pronounced for families who cannot afford the […]

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Dec. 15, 2025

Two Very Different States, One Shared Strategy: Community Schools Are Helping Students Succeed in California and Kentucky

At first glance, California and Kentucky might seem worlds apart. One is among the nation’s most populous states, anchored by some of the largest urban centers in the country. The […]

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Dec. 12, 2025

State Level Efforts to Support School Leaders

School leaders are vital to the success of students, staff and entire schools as a central support for every person in the building. However, investment in the school leadership profession […]

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