A 50-state research project
How well do state education websites serve the public?
State education agency (SEA) websites are how millions of parents, educators, and policymakers find the information they need. We're reviewing all 50 — one per day — against a research-backed rubric, then publishing what works and what doesn't.
The grade map
Each tile is one state. Tiles are colored by letter grade once the review is published; gray tiles haven't been reviewed yet. Click a graded tile to read the full review.
Top of the class
Most room to improve
Latest reviews
B- Wisconsin
Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction website runs on a recently upgraded Drupal 10 platform with a custom Radix theme, anchored by one of the strongest data ecosystems in the country — the WISE suite.
B- Wyoming
Wyoming's Department of Education website is a pleasant surprise — a genuinely modern, well-organized web presence that prioritizes transparency and parent engagement above all else.
B- West Virginia
West Virginia's Department of Education website (wvde.us) is one of the more technically impressive state education agency sites in the country.
B Washington
Washington's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) website at ospi.k12.wa.us is one of the stronger SEA sites in our national review.
C+ Virginia
Virginia's Department of Education (VDOE) sits on a paradox: its content library is among the richest of any state education agency we've reviewed, yet the website's technical execution doesn't match that ambition.
B- Vermont
Vermont's Agency of Education website is one of the strongest government-framework implementations in our SEA review series.