K-12 education bills to watch in 2025 | Patricia Levesque

In this episode, our National Legislative Director Ashley Mullins sits down with our Executive Director Patricia Levesque to discuss the most significant K-12 education bills to watch in 2025. This discussion highlights legislative trends shaping education across the country. That's a tall order, so we made it easy for our listeners. Scroll down to find timestamps for the education policy areas you might be interested in, along with the states we mention in each section.  

Timestamps: 

[4:15] – 📚 Early and Adolescent Literacy (Alabama, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Mississippi) 

[8:00] – 🔢 Math Education (Indiana, Florida) 

[11:11] – 🎒 School Choice & Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) (New Hampshire, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, South Dakota) 

[16:07] – 🔄 Public School Choice & Open Enrollment (Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada) 

[18:24] – 🏫 Public Charter Schools (Tennessee, Colorado, Pennsylvania) 

[19:26] – 🎓 College & Career Pathways (Arkansas, Georgia, Florida) 

[24:05] – 📵 Distraction-Free Schools (Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin) 

[30:35] – 🍎 Strengthening the Teacher Pipeline (Arizona, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia) 

[32:25] – 💡 Final Thoughts & Takeaways 

 

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