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Legislative Tracker: 2025 Student Chronic Absenteeism Bills in the States

State legislative activity on chronic absenteeism

Education in Governors’ 2025 State of the State Addresses

As governors delivered their 2025 State of the State addresses, they outlined a range of strategies to improve their schools, from increasing K-12 funding and…

Chronic Student Absenteeism Varies Sharply by Grade Level

Chronic student absenteeism remains a significant challenge in the nation’s schools. While the percentage of chronically absent students has declined from its…

Legislative Tracker: 2025 State Private-School Choice Bills

Updated 3/6/2025 Private school choice is once again shaping up to be a major policy battleground in state legislatures in 2025. Lawmakers in multiple states…

Who’s New On Congressional Education Committees

Information about new members of the House and Senate committees that deal with education.

Who’s Who in the U.S. Education Department

Trump administration political appointees in education

The New NAEP Scores Highlight a Standards Gap in Many States

One of the most striking features of today’s troubling report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on student achievement in public and…

Tracking Education in Governors’ 2025 State-of-the-State Addresses

Governors are leveraging their 2025 State-of-the-State addresses to propose a range of strategies for improving their education systems…