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Galey, S. (2015). Education politics and policy: Emerging institutions, interests, and ideas. Policy Studies Journal, 43(S1), 12-39.
The article by Galey references No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and how the implementation of this act increased federal and state oversight of education, and how politics became more prominent in education. Galey provides an overview of key issues that are ongoing in policymaking to drive reform in education, such as standards-based accountability and teacher evaluation, and alternative choices in schooling.

PK-12 Policy NU Library LibGuide. https://resources.nu.edu/pk12_policy
A selection of journals, reports, videos, websites, etc., related to PK-12 education policy, curated by NU librarians.

Advancing Evidence Improving Lives (AIR, 2022). School discipline laws and regulations by state. National Center of Safe and Supportive Learning Environments. U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Supportive Schools. https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/school-discipline-laws-regulations-state
The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools to offer information and technical assistance to states, districts, schools, institutions of higher learning, and communities on improving school climate and conditions for learning. There is a range of topics and resources on this site related to school climate improvement that can inform educational leaders and policymakers.

Brookings Institute. (n.d.). Education. https://www.brookings.edu/topic/education/
The Brookings Institute is a nonprofit policy institute located in Washington, DC, formed to conduct research that will bring new ideas to solving problems at the local, national, or global levels. The education resources focus on early childhood, K-12 education, and higher education, as well as educational technology and other topics.

Institute of Education Sciences. (n.d.). Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Programs. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/
REL is a network of 10 partner regions throughout the United States that work with educators and policymakers nationwide. REL’s work supports meaningful change at the local, regional, or state levels and decisions about education policies, programs, and practices to improve learner outcomes.

Learning Policy Institute. (LPI, n.d.). https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/topics
The LPI conducts and provides research on educational policy and practice to improve education. The research focuses on evidence-based policies at the local, state, and federal levels from preschool through college. A range of policy topics can be found under the Topics tab.

Sanford Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA, n.d.). Federal and state education policy. https://cepa.stanford.edu/research-areas/federal-and-state-education-policy
CEPA presents empirical, nonpartisan research to inform policy decisions and evaluates the effectiveness of policies and how current state and federal policies affect access, standards, rights, funding, and other areas of education.