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…
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…
Innovation Zones: Policy Flexibility to Reimagine and Modernize K-12 Education Post-COVID-19
Innovation zones represent an important policy lever states can use as K-12 reimagines its future post-COVID. Innovation…
Where Did the Teachers of Color Go? Decolonizing Education Starts with Teacher Diversity
This article was republished with permission from Future Focused Education. Visit their blog to read more about…
Center for Policy and Advocacy April 2021 Updates
Federal Updates President Biden Announces Outlines the American Family Plan – During a joint address to Congress…
Aurora Institute Seeks Field Input on Annual Stakeholder Survey
As a valued part of the Aurora Institute community and ally for educational systems change, we are…
Center for Policy and Advocacy March 2021 Updates
Federal Updates U.S. Senate Confirms Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary – The United States Senate voted 64-33…
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 Submits Comments on the E-Rate Expansion
The Aurora Institute Center for Policy submitted comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) public…