Curated national resources for standards, pedagogy, certification, and CTE.
Notification, testing, recordkeeping, and regulation levels for all 50 states — sourced from official state government pages.
Federal IDEA law and national advocacy, parent-support, and IEP-writing organizations for teachers and families.
National testing bodies (College Board, ACT, NAEP) plus a guide to finding your state's testing requirements and calendars.
Trusted, currently-active places to find funding for classroom supplies, projects, and professional growth — DonorsChoose, AdoptAClassroom, Fund for Teachers, and federal grant sources.
A starting point for support — crisis lines (988, SAMHSA) at the top, plus teacher-focused burnout and wellbeing resources from Mental Health America and the NEA.
For parents of kids in public or private school — family-school partnership, reading support, and screen-time guidance from National PTA, Reading Rockets, and Common Sense Media.
National standards frameworks for core academic subjects.
Math and English language arts standards adopted by 40+ U.S. states.
K–12 science standards focused on practice, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas.
College, Career, and Civic Life Framework for state social studies standards.
Standards, research, and resources for mathematics teaching and learning.
Research-based teaching strategies, frameworks, and professional growth resources.
Evidence-based teaching strategies, classroom practices, and videos from the George Lucas Educational Foundation.
Professional learning, publications, and resources for educator growth and instructional leadership.
Anti-bias education resources, frameworks, and professional development.
Universal Design for Learning framework for accessible and inclusive instruction.
Teacher-led professional learning grounded in high-quality curriculum.
Accreditation, assessment, and certification pathways for educators.
Accreditation body ensuring quality in educator preparation programs.
Performance-based, subject-specific assessment for beginning teachers.
Advanced certification for accomplished, board-certified teachers.
Alternative certification pathway for career-changers and recent graduates.
Federal resources and reporting on teacher preparation programs.
Career and Technical Education policy, frameworks, and professional associations.
National nonprofit representing state CTE leaders; home of the National Career Clusters Framework.
Professional association for CTE educators with advocacy, resources, and professional development.
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education federal programs and policy.
Federal resources and tools for implementing the Carl D. Perkins CTE Act.
The 16 Career Clusters organizing CTE programs of study across the nation.
Find your state's CTE and teacher licensure offices below. Entries marked "Independent Agency" are administered by a separate board or commission, not the main State Department of Education.
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