At Stateside, we’ve helped clients navigate complex state and local public-policy environments for nearly 40 years. Today, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on our Education Practice — a dedicated capability designed to support organizations working at the intersection of education policy, governance, workforce development, and implementation across the country.
Education represents one of the most consequential and rapidly evolving areas of state and local policymaking. As the majority of decisions are made in state capitals and local school boards, legislators and officials hold enormous power over issues from what K–12 schools teach to higher education innovation and workforce training pathways. These decisions directly impact millions of students and families, making state and local engagement critical for anyone with a stake in educational outcomes.
What Stateside’s Education Practice Can Do for You
Our Education Practice equips clients with the insights, strategy, and support needed to understand and influence evolving policy landscapes through a suite of tailored services designed to help you anticipate change, manage risk, and advance your priorities:
Strategic Issue Management & Consulting
Work with our team to craft issue briefs, engagement strategies, communication plans, and advocacy roadmaps that reflect your goals and the political and policy realities of the jurisdictions that matter most to you.
Custom Reporting & Forecasting
Receive data-informed, actionable analysis of emerging trends in education policy, from funding and teacher recruitment strategies to evolving definitions of student success.
Legislative Monitoring
Track bills, budget provisions, and policy discussions across all 50 states and DC that affect education governance, funding formulas, workforce pipelines, digital learning, and accountability systems.
Regulatory Monitoring
Monitor rulemaking, agency guidance, board actions, and implementation activity at state education agencies and higher-education regulators, giving you clarity on how statute becomes practice.
Local Education Monitoring
Track and interpret actions at the district and school board levels, where many of the most critical decisions about curriculum, resource allocation, and community engagement are made.
Why Education Policy Matters Now
With the current administration’s approach to defederalize education stewardship, the states now have more leeway to act independently and drive their own agendas. As states determine how to improve learning outcomes and equity across diverse student populations, integrate technology and digital learning effectively, respond to teacher workforce challenges, strengthen vocational and career and technical education pathways, address changes and priorities at the federal level, and align education with labor-market needs, education policy will continue to be a front and center issue for decisionmakers at every level. These priorities are increasingly reflected in state legislative agendas, regulatory shifts, and local governance debates. Decisions made today will shape how well schools serve students and communities for decades, making nuanced, proactive engagement essential.
Meet Our Education Practice Leads
Education policy is no longer defined by a single issue or jurisdiction; it’s a multifaceted arena that spans academic standards, workforce alignment, technology access, and the governance of public institutions. Stateside’s Education Practice combines deep policy expertise with strategic engagement capabilities to help you navigate the opportunities and challenges ahead.
If you’d like to learn more about our Education Practice and how it can support your organization’s goals, contact us to start the conversation.
