Issue Brief
The United States of Semesters: Reexamining the Quarter versus Semester Debate in Higher Education Systems
Semester, quarter, session, term. While all these words are often used interchangeably to describe the academic...
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Issue Brief
Saved by the Bell: State Approaches to Bring the Chronic Absenteeism Crisis to a Screeching Halt
Issue Brief by Senior Policy Analyst, Cody Allen | callen@csg.org Since 2018, the rate of chronic absenteeism...
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Issue Alert
Whose Problem Is It Anyway? State Student Device Bans and Legal Liabilities for School Districts
Perhaps no item in history has been so vital, yet loathed simultaneously, as the cellular phone....
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Issues to Watch
2025 Issues to Watch
As the 2025 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Policy Analysis
Algorithmic Actions, Credit Calculations, and Graduation Gradients: Comparing State High School Diploma Requirements for Mathematics in the South
While a diverse set of terminology is utilized, nearly all states in the 15-member CSG South...
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Other
Question of the Month, May
Stop Trying to Make FASFA Happen: How Are States Handling the ‘Rocky’ Rollout of the New...
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Regional Resource
A Tough Pill To Swallow: How States Are Facilitating School Responses to Youth Opioid Overdoses
From the small towns of Appalachia and the rural Deep South to the college towns in...
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Other
Question of the Month, January
“Readin’ from Nine Birth to Five, What a Way to Support Early Learnin’: What states have...
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Issues to Watch
2024 Issues to Watch
As the 2024 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Education Committee
Ghazala Hashmi
2025-2026 ChairSenatorVirginia
Alan Baker
2025-2026 Vice ChairRepresentativeAlabama
Cody Allen
Committee LiaisonSenior Policy AnalystCSG SouthCSG South’s Education Committee focuses on educational systems at all levels and examines how Southern states are ensuring their students are properly prepared for college entry and ready to compete in the increasingly global economy. Equally, the committee considers the importance of developing greater technical skills in state workforces, preparation and retainment of effective teachers, the incorporation of new technologies and methodologies in the educational field, and the impact of federal initiatives on state and local educational systems.