Search Resources Search By Category Data-informed reports State legislation Dashboards & Report Cards MOUs & Interagency Agreements Staff resources Data Sharing State Snapshots Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 3/26/25 Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 3/26/25 Transforming Education Data Sharing for Nebraska’s Court-Involved Students 2025 report by Bellwether detailing the educational challenges faced by court-involved youth in Nebraska. The report focuses on challenges with Nebraska’s previous education data-sharing practices and recommendations for improvement. In March 2025, Nebraska passed LB 296, which enacted several of the report’s recommended changes. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 3/26/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 3/26/25 Nebraska Legislation- LB 296 (2025) This bill requires the State Dept. of Ed. to create a centralized education records system for students under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court. The system shall allow for the immediate transfer of education records as appropriate, and each school shall share education records with the department for inclusion in the system immediately upon request for any student under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court. The law also requires department registrars to ensure those students’ education records are promptly and appropriately shared, their education services aren’t disrupted, and they receive appropriate credit hours for completed coursework. Read More
Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 3/26/25 Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 3/26/25 Transforming Education Data Sharing for Nebraska’s Court-Involved Students 2025 report by Bellwether detailing the educational challenges faced by court-involved youth in Nebraska. The report focuses on challenges with Nebraska’s previous education data-sharing practices and recommendations for improvement. In March 2025, Nebraska passed LB 296, which enacted several of the report’s recommended changes. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 3/26/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 3/26/25 Nebraska Legislation- LB 296 (2025) This bill requires the State Dept. of Ed. to create a centralized education records system for students under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court. The system shall allow for the immediate transfer of education records as appropriate, and each school shall share education records with the department for inclusion in the system immediately upon request for any student under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court. The law also requires department registrars to ensure those students’ education records are promptly and appropriately shared, their education services aren’t disrupted, and they receive appropriate credit hours for completed coursework. Read More
