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About the Education Division
The NGA Center for Best Practices' Education Division provides information on best practices in early childhood, elementary and secondary, and postsecondary education, including teacher quality, high school redesign, reading, access to and success in postsecondary education, extra learning opportunities, and school readiness.
Contact Info
Division Director Dane Linn | profile
Program Director Ilene Berman, Ed.D. | profile
Program Director Bridget Curran | profile
Program Director David Wakelyn | profile
Division News
New NGA Center Issue Brief Provides Formula for Enhanced Postsecondary School Performance
To help states assess the performance of their universities, community colleges and other two- and four-year postsecondary institutions, the NGA Center released an issue brief, Measuring Student Achievement at Postsecondary Institutions, which offers a formula for measuring system wide student achievement, a critical factor in assessing postsecondary school performance.
NGA Center Issue Brief Highlights Expanded Learning Opportunities as Effective Part of State Dropout Prevention Strategies
States can use expanded learning opportunities (ELOs), such as afterschool, summer learning, extended day and extended year programs, to reduce student dropout rates, according to a new issue brief released by the NGA Center.
NGA Center Issue Brief Offers State Policies to Improve Quality of Teacher Professional Development
The NGA Center released an issue brief, State Policies to Improve Teacher Professional Development, that outlines approaches states can take to improve the quality of teacher professional development and ensure the investments made in professional development aid student learning.