The 50 States of Education Policy: What State Legislatures Tackled in Their 2019 Sessions
June 25, 2019
By: Naaz Modan
Source: Education Dive
As a number of state legislative sessions come to a close for the year, it’s clear that many local lawmakers had similar priorities across the nation.
From addressing teacher retention to providing more mental health resources for students, legislatures tackled many of the same challenges affecting a wide number of school districts in their states. Here are the major takeaways from the 2019 state legislative sessions.
Upward of 1,418 bills were introduced on teaching issues alone this year, and a total of 191 have reached the governors’ desks so far. Most of these proposals addressed teacher compensation and certification and/or licensure, which remain growing concerns among educators. However, lawmakers varied widely in their approaches to tackling teaching issues.