USED Awards $30 Million to States for Assessment Innovation
Last week the White House announced that the U.S. Department of Education awarded $30 million to ten…
Aurora Institute’s 2024 Federal Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute has released federal policy recommendations aimed at reshaping our public education system to be…
Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative Evaluation Report – Cohort 1, Year 3
The Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative (MBLC) evaluation report offers insights and strategies for anyone working to shift K-12...
<i>Competency</i>Works & Coffee: Exploring Work-Based Learning as an Entry Point to CBE
Discover the dynamic synergy between work-based learning and competency-based education (CBE) in this CompetencyWorks and Coffee. Work-based...
Understanding High-Quality Work-Based Learning and Policy Considerations
We know the importance of learning experiences that happen beyond the confines of the traditional classroom. But how might…
Letter to USED: Improving the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program
The Aurora Institute recently joined education organizations KnowledgeWorks, The Center for Innovation in Education, Great Schools Partnership,…
New USED Educational Technology Report Shares Strategies for Using Edtech to Advance Student-Centered Learning
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology recently released the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP):…
WIOA Reauthorization: Federal Policy to Support Work-Based Learning
This past December, the House Education and Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R -N.C.) and Ranking Member…
New Resource for Guiding Assessment Innovation
Current systems of assessment must change to allow for true student-centered learning experiences grounded in competency-based systems….
Clearing the Path for Assessment Innovation: The Role of Federal Policy
Realizing the full potential of student-centered learning requires transformation of traditional approaches to assessment and accountability. It...