Straight Outta COVID-19: Designing for Equity
POST-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR Inequity by design has always existed in education. COVID-19 has only exacerbated the barriers that…
Aurora 2020 Virtual Symposium Day 1 Wrap Up
The first day of the Aurora Institute 2020 Virtual Symposium brought together educators, system leaders, and education…
The Learner Promise: A Paradigm Shift Whose Time Has Come
The Aurora Institute today released A Promise for Equitable Futures: Enabling Systems Change to Scale Educational and…
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…
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
The Aurora Institute Center for Policy today released Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era: Policy Actions…
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…
When Access Isn’t Equal: How the Pandemic Amplified Our Nation’s Equity Gaps
VIRTUAL PRE-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR COVID-19 transformed our discussions about equity and supporting our nation’s most vulnerable students. With…
Elevating Student Experience to Build Equitable Learning Environments and Outcomes
VIRTUAL PRE-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR Research shows that certain academic experiences foster students’ motivation, engagement, and success, while other…
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…