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Critical Issues
College Affordability
What policy changes have the potential to help families afford postsecondary education and boost college completion?
College and Career Readiness
High school graduation rates are up, but college attainment is flat. We must prepare more students to succeed in postsecondary study.
Teacher Observations and Feedback
What actions can states take to improve teacher observations and feedback for educators?
Events
College- and Career-Readiness Standards Networking Conference
July 8-10, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland
July 8-10, 2019
Baltimore, Maryland
Making Schools Work Conference
July 10-13, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland
July 10-13, 2019
Baltimore, Maryland
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Where We Work
From pre-K to Ph.D, education across a lifetime.
Focus
Learn more about these reports, services and results.
Ready to Read, Ready to Succeed
State Policies that Support Fourth-Grade Reading Success
What can states do to ensure that students read proficiently by fourth grade? This report presents states’ current progress on this milestone, which is crucial to a child’s long-term success, and offers recommendations for policies that can help make sure students leave third grade with strong reading skills.
State Accountability Plans
Navigate Trends, Policies, Actions on the SREB Insights Tool
New on SREB Insights: interactive reports on school accountability plans in 16 states.
SREB Insights is a user-friendly way to navigate complex education topics and inform decisions and practice.
Study in a specialized field
Pay in-state tuition rates at an out-of-state college.
The SREB Academic Common Market is a tuition-savings program for college students in SREB states who want to pursue degrees not offered in their states. More than 1,900 programs are available.
Students benefit by being able to enroll in uncommon degree programs – at in-state tuition rates.
States benefit by avoiding duplication of specialized degrees offered in neighboring states.
Colleges benefit by filling capacity to serve additional students.
Teacher Preparation Data Systems
State Policy and Recommendations
Building strong data systems on the education and early careers of teachers may be the single best way to improve teacher preparation. A report from the SREB Teacher Preparation Commission recommends a critical first step in efforts to improve teacher preparation programs.