Elevating Student Experience to Build Equitable Learning Environments and Outcomes
VIRTUAL PRE-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR Research shows that certain academic experiences foster students’ motivation, engagement, and success, while other…
Taking an Equity-Based Approach to Advancing a Research and Learning Agenda
VIRTUAL PRECONFERENCE SESSION City Year is on a learning journey focused on taking an equity-based approach to…
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
Resources to Support Competency-Based Education and Remote Learning Deeper Competency-Based Learning: Making Equitable, Student-Centered, Sustainable Shifts –…
Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
Equity is at the heart of competency-based education, and racism is one of our greatest obstacles to…
The Aurora Institute 2020 Symposium In-Person Event Is Canceled: We’re Going Virtual
Dear Colleagues, After much discussion and careful deliberation, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person…
Competency Frameworks and Content Selection at South Bronx Community Charter
South Bronx Community Charter High School (SBC) in New York City has deeply embraced competency-based education since…
Black Lives Matter
The United States is in the midst of historic crises. Tragically consistent with centuries of American history,…
New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – Equity and Assessing For Growth
This is the third in a series of blog posts about New Hampshire’s work study practices—essential competencies…
Aurora Institute Joins the Educating All Learners Alliance to Support Students with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Aurora Institute is proud to partner with the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), a coalition of organizations…
Protecting Equity & Access: Online Learning, Special Education, and Serving Students with Disabilities
With COVID-19 shifting much of K-12 education online for more than 50 million students across the United…