[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-586219-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-586219-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","policy-levers-activating-state-policy-for-the-future-of-learning-and-opportunity","Policy Levers - Activating State Policy for the Future of Learning and Opportunity","","Policy Levers outlines concrete state strategies to transform education systems so all learners gain long life learning capacity, economic opportunity, and civic engagement. Grounded in international benchmarking and NCEE experience with schools, districts, and states, the framework targets ripple effects across education, workforce, and economic systems. Designed for policymakers and cross-sector partners, it moves from vision to implementation and continuous improvement through context-aware, coherent, and interconnected policy levers aligned to a systems blueprint.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/","Research & Report",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/policy-levers-activating-state-policy-for-the-future-of-learning-and-opportunity/586219/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/policy-levers-activating-state-policy-for-the-future-of-learning-and-opportunity/586219.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Taylor Morgan","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-04","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",7,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"What are the Policy Levers intended to accomplish for state education systems?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"They provide actionable strategies to help states transform education systems so learners are prepared for long life learning, economic opportunity, and civic engagement, creating ripple effects across education, workforce, and economic systems.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"How do the levers support implementation and continuous improvement?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"They are structured to help state leaders move from vision to implementation and continuous improvement, using policy examples that states can adapt based on local context, capacity, and ambition.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"Which policy changes are emphasized in the section on long life learning?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"The document emphasizes setting a statewide graduation promise rooted in future-ready competencies, shifting statutes from seat time to competency-based progression, aligning early learning within the Pre-K–20 system, and expanding access to real-world learning aligned to graduation standards.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},586219,1792062550,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,96,101,106,110,114,119,122,126],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":93,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":97,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":98,"show_sort_weight":99,"slug":100},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":102,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":103,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":105},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":112,"slug":113},8,30,"research-report",{"id":115,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":116,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":118},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":117,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":121},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":125},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":127,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":129},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":131},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":132,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":111,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145,"preview_page_count":4},1099523885336,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","Policy Levers  \nActivating State Policy for the Future of Learning and Opportunity  \nIntroduction  \nThe NCEE Policy Levers are concrete, actionable strategies designed to help state leaders transform education systems so that all learners are prepared for long life learning, economic opportunity, and civic engagement. Grounded in NCEE’s international benchmarking research and direct experience partnering with schools, districts, and states, the levers are fully aligned with the core components ofthe  NCEE Blueprint: Designing Systems That Work.  \nMuch like pulling a lever sets larger mechanisms in motion, these policy levers are intended to drive ripple effects across education, workforce, and economic systems. They are not abstract ideas; they are drawn from real policy examples that states can adapt and implement. They reflect lessons learned from NCEE’s work co-creating policies that earn strong public support, withstand implementation challenges, and evolve to meet future needs in more than a dozen states.  \nDesigned for state leaders, policymakers, and cross-sector partners, these policy levers provide a roadmap for advancing innovative solutions that expand opportunity, improve outcomes for all students, and strengthen communities and economies. They are structured to help state leaders move from vision to implementation and continuous improvement.  \nThe NCEE Policy Levers are:  \n• Context-Aware and Flexible: Bold change in one state may be incremental in another. These levers are designed to meet leaders where they are, allowing for adaptation to local context, capacity, and ambition.  \n• Strategic Shifts and Starting Points: Each lever reflects a real policy recommendation in NCEE partner states. Some levers represent technical adjustments; others create the conditions for deep systems transformation. Policymaking takes many forms across these levers ranging from creating a shared vision, advancing priorities through incentives, or building infrastructure that enables proven interventions to take root and scale. Together, they provide practical entry points that can be adapted to different contexts and local priorities.  \n• Coherent and Connected: The levers are aligned to the four components ofthe NCEE Blueprint, anchoring change in a broader systems framework: Prepare Young People for Long Life Learning; Cultivate High-Capacity, Forward-Thinking Educators; Join Forces to Ensure Learners Thrive; and Think Differently About System Leadership.  \nWhether you’re a policymaker drafting legislation, a system leader shaping strategy, or a crosssector partner advancing innovations, these levers are designed to be catalysts—helping you to think differently, ignite momentum, and design education systems that expand opportunity, deliver stronger outcomes for every learner, and power thriving communities and economies.  \nNCEE Policy Levers | 1  \n 1 State Policies to  \nPrepare Young People for Long Life Learning  \nState policy plays a critical role in creating the conditions for a coherent, future-ready learning system that supports individuals across their entire lives. Effective policy builds an integrated continuum across early learning, K-12 education, postsecondary pathways, workforce development, and adult upskilling and reskilling. By enabling competency-based progression and supporting flexible learning environments, state policy establishes the architecture to recognize and validate learning both inside and outside of the classroom, ensuring systems adapt to learners’needs and aspirations.  \nSet a Statewide Graduation Promise Rooted in Future-Ready Competencies  \nEstablish a bold graduation framework—validated by educators, employers, learners, and community members—that all students aspire to meet, The framework, often expressed through a “portrait of a learner” or state promise, serves as a guarantee that graduates will build the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for success in education, career, and communi","cbCaikavte4itmoB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikavte4itmoB","pdf",298493,11,"English","# Introduction\n## State Policies to Prepare Young People for Long Life Learning\n## Set a Statewide Graduation Promise Rooted in Future-Ready Competencies\n## Shift Statutes from Seat Time to Competency-Based Progression\n## Fully Align and Integrate Early Learning into the Pre-K–20 System\n## Expand Access to Real-World Learning that Builds Relevant and Transferable Skills","[{\"question\":\"What are the Policy Levers intended to accomplish for state education systems?\",\"answer\":\"They provide actionable strategies to help states transform education systems so learners are prepared for long life learning, economic opportunity, and civic engagement, creating ripple effects across education, workforce, and economic systems.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the levers support implementation and continuous improvement?\",\"answer\":\"They are structured to help state leaders move from vision to implementation and continuous improvement, using policy examples that states can adapt based on local context, capacity, and ambition.\"},{\"question\":\"Which policy changes are emphasized in the section on long life learning?\",\"answer\":\"The document emphasizes setting a statewide graduation promise rooted in future-ready competencies, shifting statutes from seat time to competency-based progression, aligning early learning within the Pre-K–20 system, and expanding access to real-world learning aligned to graduation standards.\"}]","Policy Levers - Activating State Policy for the Future of Learning and Opportunity | PDF",1792057272,28]