Resources from the Field
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In this policy memo, researchers offer six concrete suggestions for steps that the new administration can and should take to move forward in this crucial area.
Each year, DQC tracks state legislation from all 50 states and the District of Columbia that governs the collection and use of education data. This year’s report includes key themes, promising strategies, and next steps for state legislators.
This guide builds off of Dignity in School's Model Code on Education and Dignity to examine how to apply these principles to learning in the 2020-21 academic year during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some of the specific adaptations that will be required under these circumstances to fully protect t
Although students living in rural areas perform academically on par with their peers, they are less likely to complete a postsecondary credential due to geographic, economic, and other barriers.
COVID-19 has illuminated the nation’s inequities in our school systems and communities like never before, shining a spotlight on the significant digital divide, food insecurities, childcare issues, and learning losses millions of underserved students and their families actually face every summer
This Policy Snapshot captures state legislative activity in 2020 concerning workforce development. Drawing on 308 bills introduced in 41 states and the District of Columbia, it identifies four trends in legislation: data and information; financial incentives; governance and planning; and educatio
This paper from Carnegie Corporation of New York that explores how professional learning anchored in high-quality curriculum materials allows teachers to experience the instruction their students will receive and change their instructional practices, leading to better student outcomes.
How can we make professional learning work better for teachers and their students?
Workers need more than just their educational credentials to qualify for jobs that pay well, keep those jobs, secure promotions, and boost their earnings on the job. Workplace Basics: The Competencies Employers Want reveals the five most in-demand competencies across the labor market.
State report cards should provide parents and the public with meaningful information about students and schools. But when this resource is missing data, hard to find, or difficult to understand, families and communities are left in the dark.