This NCSI state spotlight presents the strategies that the Iowa Department of Education used to foster school adoption and use of a state-provided literacy screening and progress monitoring tool.

This NCSI state spotlight presents strategies the Rhode Island Department of Education is using to collect and summarize screening and progress-monitoring data from local education agencies that are using different assessment tools.

The West Virginia Department of Education recognized the importance of closing the graduation gap for students with disabilities. This state spotlight presents strategies to increase access to and awareness of data to improve the graduation rate.

The Louisiana Department of Education sought a measurement approach that resulted in accurate and reliable information on student progress and outcomes, yet respected local control over the choice of formative assessment tools. This state spotlight presents initial findings from piloting a categorical data analysis approach to improve student outcomes.

Enforcing the regulations that require maximal use of Medicaid funds has been particularly challenging when providing early intervention services in states where Medicaid uses clinic rates that are lower than the natural environment rates covered by state or federal Part C funds. Read how Arizona improved the access to and the use of all available funds.

Data show that effective and ongoing communication and evaluation can have a positive impact on local and statewide systems change. This state spotlight describes how the Nevada Department of Education used a communication protocol to support implementation of the SSIP.