In the summer of 2013, the Center for American Progress reviewed the available
equity plans. Most states followed the Council of Chief State School Officers’s, or
CCSSO’s, “Template for State Equity,” which provides state strategies across the
following eight key elements:
1. Data and reporting systems
2. Teacher preparation and certification
3. Out-of-field teaching
4. Recruitment and retention of experienced teachers
5. Professional development
6. Specialized knowledge or skills
7. Working conditions
8. Policy coherence