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…
Aurora Institute Issues Statement on the Nomination of Dr. Miguel A. Cardona as Education Secretary
Susan Patrick, President and CEO of the Aurora Institute, issued the following statement today on the nomination…
Strengthening Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Education: Strategies and Tools for Professional Learning
Watch members of the Vermont Agency of Education’s Proficiency-Based and Personalized Learning Teams as they delve…
Competency-Based Education Systems: Performance Assessment Using Proficiency Scales
VIRTUAL POST-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR Assessments should gather evidence of student performance to provide teachers with information they can…
Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era: Policy Actions and Responses to Leverage the Moment for Future Readiness
As school districts deliberate over reopening schools with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, we’ve developed this report…
Moving from One-Size-Fits-All: Changes Needed for Innovative Assessment Pilots in the Wake of COVID-19
In the 2019-2020 school year, all 50 states received permission from the U.S. Department of Education to…