Using Competency Performance Levels as Predictors of College Persistence in Competency-Based Schools
School boards, policymakers, parents, and community members continue to grapple with the best way to measure our…
Federal Government Makes Historic Investments for FY 2022 for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program: Legislative Update
Update as of 4/7/22: In March 2022, Congress passed, and the President signed, the Consolidated Appropriations Act,…
Aurora Institute Issues Call to Action for Federal Policymakers in New Report – Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path for America’s Learners
Today, the Aurora Institute’s Center for Policy published Aurora Institute’s Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path…
Aurora Institute’s Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path for America’s Learners
The Aurora Institute’s Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path for America’s Learners new report issues a…
States Can Use Innovation Zones as K-12 Reimagines Its Future after COVID
Today, the Aurora Institute Center for Policy published Innovation Zones: Policy Flexibility to Reimagine and Modernize K-12…
U.S. Department of Education Issues State Guidance on Assessments This School Year Amid Pandemic
K-12 schools must administer annual standardized tests for the 2020-2021 school year, the U.S. Department of Education…
Aurora Institute Congratulates Christopher Rush as Next Director of Educational Technology
At a time when technological innovation is uniquely positioned to shape the context for next-generation learning,…
Center for Policy and Advocacy February 2021 Updates
Federal Updates U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance to States on Assessing Student Learning During the Pandemic…
New Educational Equity Resources to Transform Schools and Systems
Competency-based education practices are designed to be more equitable than traditional practices, but equity strategies must still…
Taking Time to Assess What Students Know, Think, and Feel
This blog first appeared on the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation website. What if testing could be…