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Individual State Profile

Funding

50-State Comparison: Need- and Merit-Based Financial Aid

States collectively invest over $12 billion a year to support over 4.5 million students through financial aid programs. Most states disburse aid based on students’ financial need, or a measure […]

Sept. 19, 2021

50-State Comparison

Funding, Postsecondary Affordability

50-State Comparison: Education and Workforce Development Connections

While the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act plays a role in workforce development, state policymakers actively seek ways beyond WIOA requirements to connect education with workforce development. This resource […]

Sept. 1, 2021

50-State Comparison

Funding, Governance, Transitions, Workforce Development

Education and Workforce Development Connections: State Profiles

View individual state profiles on education and workforce development connections policies by selecting a state below, or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point.

Sept. 1, 2021

Individual State Profile

Governance, Transitions

State Information Request: Broadband Access Legislation

Our Policy Team compiled information on states that have passed or considered new broadband or device access legislation in the 2021 session including legislation that framed broadband access as part […]

July 12, 2021

State Information Request

AR, FL, ID, IN, MD, NM, TX, WA

Students & Families

Barriers to Workforce Education and Training

This Policy Outline outlines each of these barriers, how they limit career development for individuals, and considerations for policymakers looking to alleviate them.

June 29, 2021

High School, K-12, Postsecondary

Policy Report

Funding, Governance, Students & Families, Teaching Profession, Transitions, Workforce Development

Private School Choice Policies in the Era of COVID-19

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, school choice policies have remained prominent in state policy conversations. A supreme court ruling, the expenditure of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic […]

May 18, 2021

Blog Post

FL, IL, IN, KY, MA, NH, SC, WV

School Choice

Instructional Time Policy 101

Instructional time policy is critical to education service delivery because it sets minimum, and sometimes maximum, requirements for learning time. Each state defines instructional time differently, and states have varying […]

March 23, 2021

Governance, Student Learning

Policy Report

AL, CA, DC, IA, KY, MS, NC, NJ, OR

Cracking the Code on Funding Schools Equitably

Legislatures are moving full speed ahead with their sessions, and many of us in the education policy sector have our eyes on what this session will mean for school funding. […]

Jan. 29, 2021