"As state policy makers and educators have increasingly focused on the frequent disconnect between the sectors of elementary, secondary and higher education, most states have seized on at least one common answer to the problem: P-16 councils aimed at getting the sectors talking to each other and working together to provide more consistency throughout the educational pipeline," Inside Higher Ed reports. "[A] report shows that more than half of the councils were created by legislation, executive order or a combination of the two. Ten of the councils are led by the governor’s office... debate persists about whether that imprimatur legitimizes the work of the councils or 'further politicizes the work and raises questions about longevity once the governor leaves office.'"