The National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL) recently released their Top 10 list of important state legislative issues. In a post at the NCSL blog, The Thicket, Meagan Dorsch cited Transforming Education as issue six.
The subject of transforming education was featured in a recent NCSL podcast. According to Meagan, this podcast featured:
“Trying to lower the drop out rate could mean making high school curriculum more challenging for students. In terms of retaining teachers and principals, schools may have to spend more time dealing with the issues of pay and salary. And when it comes to affording a college education, states are looking to identify factors that are driving up costs and exploring new ways to offer financial aid.”
This five minute podcast sounds like a good value for anyone who cares about education issues, especially policy makers.
Curious about the other top ten issues discovered by NCSL? Check out their press release.
Thanks to my colleague Anastasia for showing me this item.
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