Implementing State Health Reform: Lessons for Policymakers

Drawing on five states' experiences, discusses questions and considerations, including the need to coordinate state agencies' work and share data, simplify eligibility and enrollment procedures, and involve community groups and businesses in outreach

Supporting State Policymakers' Implementation of Federal Health Reform

Outlines the capacities states will need to implement federal healthcare reform in the areas of information and analysis, strategic implementation and planning, topic-specific technical assistance, communications, and coordination and integration

Analyzing the 2011 NAEP Results: Where Does Arkansas Stand Now?

State education policymakers in Arkansas, and in all states around the country, take great interest in the state assessment scores published each year and are pleased when they are able to present positive results. This has certainly been the case in Arkansas with the annual publication of the results of student performance on the state Benchmark exams. While the state exams provide useful information that allow policymakers to compare schools and districts within Arkansas, they do not allow policymakers to assess the performance of Arkansas students relative to other students in the nation

Men of Color: A Role for Policymakers in Improving the Status of Black Male Students in U.S. Higher Education

This report calls for greater involvement by federal and state policymakers and others to improve black male college readiness and completion. It presents policy-relevant trends concerning black male college students, highlights promising practices on campuses across the country, and proposes suggestions for policymakers and other stakeholders

Data-Driven Teaching: Tools and Trends

Data-Driven Teaching: Tools and Trends, a policy brief released by the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, focuses on three district-based data analysis programs and highlights the policy and practice challenges associated with their use. More important, it provides educators and policymakers with guiding questions to assist in the selection of data analysis programs. The brief makes critical recommendations for district and state level policymakers seeking to move toward including data analysis as part of teachers' daily practice.Drawing on research with teachers, principals and superintendents in three urban districts, the Rennie Center's brief recommends that policymakers at both the state and district levels provide teachers with more time and support for the integration of data into their instructional planning

Four Steps to Finishing First in Higher Education: A Guide for State Policymakers

Outlines an agenda for raising higher education attainment: reward institutions focused on degree completion, reward students for completion, expand and strengthen lower-cost non-traditional options, and invest in higher productivity and career readiness

Policy Partners: Making the Case for State Investments in Culture

Points to increasing evidence that governors and other state policymakers consider the development of cultural resources integral to comprehensive plans aimed at stimulating regional economic growth

Quality of Health Care for Children and Adolescents: A Chartbook

Contains 40 charts and analyses that represent the current state of pediatric health care. Provides practical guidance and recommendations for policymakers, health care professionals, and patient advocates

A State Policymakers' Guide to Federal Health Reform: Part I: Anticipating How Federal Health Reform Will Affect State Roles

Examines how federal healthcare reform will affect states' tools and roles in connecting people to services, promoting coordination and integration, improving care for those with complex needs, being results-oriented, and increasing efficiencies

Examining the Status of Men of Color in California Community Colleges: Recommendations for State Policymakers

This report documents specific policy interventions that can be implemented in California to improve outcomes for men of color in community colleges. These recommendations were presented to the Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color in October 2013