Statistic of the Month: Just How Far Behind Is the Average U.S. Student?

From teaching nutrition to building community at school, top-performing education systems understand that free and subsidized school meals have benefits beyond keeping all students fed and ready to learn.

After years of disruption, student motivation in American schools is lower than ever before. What does Estonia, a country whose teens are more enthused for learning, do that U.S. schools can look to?

NCEE and legislators grapple with questions about the future of education systems at the 2022 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit.