State Policies and Actions

State Education Agencies (SEAs) play a critical role in ensuring school systems are able to focus on teaching and learning through the policies they pass and the guidance they issue. Each state is unique in how its laws, policies, and guidance are structured to enable student success, but given the complex challenges this school year poses, there are common areas of policy and guidance across states that may warrant review prior to the start of the 2020-2021 school year.

Each state will need to consider its own context in determining which policies and actions will most create the enabling conditions to support teaching and learning given the current context.

This document outlines the critical state-level policies and actions that align with each section of the Restart and Recovery: Considerations for Teaching and Learning guidance.