Welcome to Ballotpedia's education policy project. Ballotpedia’s education policy content covers a variety of topics, providing data, in-depth research and analysis, and voices from all sides clearly, factually, comprehensively, and neutrally.
We contribute through comprehensive overviews and detailed deep dives into specific trends or topics, including school choice, K-12 curriculum, school board authority, rules governing school board elections, and more. Our education policy content references and works hand-in-hand with our elections coverage — from local school boards to state education executives and legislators — across the United States to give you the information you need to make political engagement on education issues easier.
Education news coverage by Ballotpedia News
A weekly newsletter designed to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and education policy
Covers the authority school boards have according to state law, and constraints on that authority
Covers research and case studies on the effect of school choice on rural school districts
Covers news events regarding curricula development across the U.S.
Offers a deepdive into how education policy across the nation is developed
Contains links to school board elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2025 by state
Analyzes school board election data from 2024
Serves as a portal to Ballotpedia's school board and school board elections coverage
Covers state laws and regulations that govern school board elections across the U.S.
State executive official elections, including state superintendents
Contains links to every school district in every state
Analyzes school district sizes by enrollment numbers
Lists all state-level education agencies in the United States
Lists state education executive officers across the United States and includes analysis such as selection method
Gives an overview of the history of education policy in the U.S. and lists common goals of education policy
Lists federal legislation related to education policy
Gives an overview of the federal NCLB Act which influences education policy across the U.S.
Provides an overview of the American education initiative that outlines quantifiable benchmarks in English-language arts and mathematics at each grade level from kindergarten through high school
Provides an overview of policies regarding school district open enrollment and attendence zone drawing
Provides an overview of the types of public school districts in the United States
This case concerned whether the government can exclude religious institutions from student-aid programs.
Blaine Amendments refer to language in state constitutions that prohibits public funding for schools or educational institutions run by religious organizations. The language in each state constitution varies.
This page provides data regarding and an overview of states that have implemented policies that provide families with taxpayer funding for private education or homeschooling.
This page provides data about which states have cellphone use policies in K-12 schools.
This article provides information on Donald Trump's education-related executive orders.
This article provides an overview of Parental Bills of Rights in state laws across the U.S.
This case concerned whether parents could opt their children out of instruction on gender and sexuality against their parents' religious convictions.
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On the Ballot: Ohio's Parent's Bill of Rights + Shifting Power Between States and School Boards
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On the Ballot: Rural school choice in America, Part 1
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On the Ballot: School budget season
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- Survey of education policy by state
- Survey of public education information by state
- Survey of higher education' by state
- Survey of school choice information by state
- Survey of charter school information by state
- Survey of higher education curriculum standards by state
- Survey of K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and statutes in the states
- Survey of K-12 education content standards in the states
- Analysis of school district and board member characteristics, 2022
See Ballotpedia's index of articles related to education policy for a full list of education policy articles.
See also
Other policy coverage areas:
- Administrative StateCovers U.S. government administrative and regulatory activities
- Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance Policy (ESG)Developments in environmental, social, and corporate governance
- FederalismCovering the separation of powers between national and local governments
- Unemployment InsuranceInformation about the joint federal-state unemployment insurance program
- Work RequirementsCovers work requirements for public assistance programs
- Criminal Justice PolicyPolice collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) in all 50 states and top 100 cities
