Sy Doan

Jan 23, 2024 | nasbe.org | Eric Hirsch |Sam Shaw |Sy Doan

While the availability of aligned, high-quality materials lags what science standards demand, states can press the market for better ones.

Jan 23, 2024 | nasbe.org | Sy Doan |Jocelyn Pickford |Kate Poteet

Our refereed journal, the State Education Standard, includes articles by subject-matter experts, who provide insight into education policy issues that are significant for state boards of education. An editorial advisory board comprising state board members reads and comments on drafts of each major article of the Standard prior to its approval for publication.

Jan 23, 2024 | nasbe.org | Sy Doan |Jocelyn Pickford |Kate Poteet

A network of states move the needle on quality without usurping local control.

Jan 23, 2024 | nasbe.org | Jocelyn Pickford |Kate Poteet |Sy Doan

State boards can take a lesson from the work of leading states.

Jan 23, 2024 | nasbe.org | David Steiner |Sy Doan |Jocelyn Pickford

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” —Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two CitiesIn the richly heterogeneous United States, teachers largely decide what students learn. Even in states where state boards adopt a long list of instructional materials, districts can get waivers to substitute their own choices.[1] And even when districts do pick materials, teachers do not necessarily teach them in toto.