Year in Review: 2021 State Legislative Snapshot of Student-Centered Learning Policy Advancements
State policymakers across the country are addressing the need to modernize K-12 education, not only as a…
Competency-Based Education Sessions at the 2021 Aurora Institute Symposium
This year’s Aurora Institute Symposium offerings make it clear that competency-based education has been building momentum during…
Federal and State Policy Updates Published August 2021
Federal Updates U.S. Department of Education Approves State Plans for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to...
Federal and State Policy Updates Published July 12th
Federal Updates Education in a Pandemic: The Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on America’s Students The U.S.Department of…
Resources from the Strategic Reflection on the Field of Competency-Based Education
The Aurora Institute carries out an annual reflection process on growth, change, and needs in the field…
A Cornucopia of Competency-Based Education Resources from Vermont
The Vermont Agency of Education offers outstanding resources for educators and leaders at all levels who are…
Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement
School leaders mustn’t lose sight of the need for student agency and student engagement as they contend…
A Promise for Equitable Futures: Enabling Systems Change to Scale Educational and Economic Mobility Pathways
Fewer than one in five American students follow a clear and uninterrupted path from high school through…
CompetencyWorks Releases Report on Professional Learning Strategies to Strengthen Local Assessment Systems for Proficiency-Based Education
Today the Aurora Institute’s CompetencyWorks initiative released Strengthening Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Education: Strategies and…
Strengthening Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Education: Strategies and Tools for Professional Learning
This report describes Vermont’s convenings to support schools, districts, and other education organizations seeking to create high-quality…