Programs

  • Support for State Education Leaders

    CCSSO ACTIVELY SUPPORTED CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS AND THEIR AGENCIES TO SERVE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. WE ENGAGE LEADERS THROUGH CONVENINGS, REGULAR CALLS FOCUSED ON THEIR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, AND ONE-TO-ONE OUTREACH. ON OUR ANNUAL MEMBER SURVEY THIS YEAR, 95 PERCENT OF CHIEFS AND DEPUTIES INDICATED THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR MEMBERSHIP. IN 2023, CCSSO FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING STATES IN ADMINISTERING ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF (ESSER) AND OTHER FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDS, INCLUDING IN EVALUATING ESSER-FUNDED INVESTMENTS TO DETERMINE HOW TO SUSTAIN HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTS AFTER ESSER FUNDS SUNSET IN SEPTEMBER 2024. CCSSO'S COVID RELIEF DATA PROJECT CONTINUED TO DOCUMENT HOW STATES ARE INVESTING AND MEASURING THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL ONE-TIME FUNDING APPROPRIATED TO STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES THROUGH ESSER. IN MARCH 2023, CCSSO HOSTED AN EVENT SHOWCASING HOW STATE ESSER INVESTMENTS ARE IMPROVING ACADEMICS, WELLBEING, TEACHER RETENTION AND DIGITAL LEARNING. THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER NEARLY 400 PARTICIPANTS IN-PERSON AND ONLINE. OVER THE YEAR, CCSSO ALSO PUBLISHED SIX REPORTS TO HIGHLIGHT PROMISING STATE RECOVERY INVESTMENTS IN HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING, TEACHER RECRUITMENT, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME LEARNING AND MORE. FOR THE SECOND YEAR, CCSSO FACILITATED THE COALITION TO ADVANCE FUTURE STUDENT SUCCESS, A GROUP OF 12 LEADING EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONTINUED WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE USE OF COVID RELIEF FUNDS AND TELLING STORIES OF IMPACT. IN MARCH, THE COALITION PUBLISHED A RESOURCE TO SHARE GUIDANCE ABOUT HOW STATES CAN UTILIZE FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDING TO EXPAND SCHOOL MEDICAID TO SUPPORT STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH. IN MAY 2023, THE COALITION HOSTED A VIRTUAL EVENT TITLED THE ESSER IMPACT SHOWCASE THAT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 175 PEOPLE. IN 2023, CCSSO RELEASED THE REPORT IMAGINING MORE: HOW STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES CAN MODERNIZE THE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM TO PUT STUDENT LEARNING AT THE CENTER, WHICH OUTLINED ACTIONS STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES CAN TAKE TO MODERNIZE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEMS TO CENTER STUDENT LEARNING.THE REPORTFOLLOWED A SUMMIT CONVENED BY CCSSO IN APRIL 2023TO ELEVATE THE URGENCY AND MOMENTUM FOR PURSUING INNOVATIVE, STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION MODELS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $24.3M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    CCSSO IN 2025 SUPPORTED OUR MEMBERS TO LEAD EFFECTIVELY AND SERVE THEIR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITIES IN THEIR STATES AND TERRITORIES. ON OUR ANNUAL MEMBER SURVEY 96% OF RESPONDING CHIEFS AND DEPUTIES INDICATED THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND 93% RATED CCSSO PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS AS VERY GOOD/EXCELLENT.THIS YEAR CCSSO LAUNCHED THE STATES LEADING NETWORK, A NONPARTISAN NETWORK DESIGNED TO HELP STATES LEAD WITH CLARITY AND STRENGTH IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE. OUR HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK CONTINUED TO GROW, EXPANDING TO 16 STATES. CCSSO RELEASED AN IMPACT REPORT, DEMONSTRATING INCREASED STUDENT ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACROSS THE STATES AS A RESULT OF THIS NETWORK AND EXPLORING THEIR WORK TO ALIGN EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THOSE MATERIALS. CCSSO CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT TO STATES AROUND MATH AFTER PUBLISHING IN LATE 2024 A NATION OF PROBLEM-SOLVERS: HOW STATE LEADERS CAN HELP EVERY STUDENT ACHIEVE IN MATH. MATHEMATICS IS THE BACKBONE OF A 21ST-CENTURY EDUCATION AND IS CRUCIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND INNOVATION. CCSSO'S REPORT SUPPORTS STATE CHIEFS AS THEY SEEK EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE MATHEMATICS OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS. THE REPORT HAS SEEN NEARLY 9,000 SESSIONS SINCE IT WAS PUBLISHED.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $22.5M