Co-Developing a Student Survey with Washington Stakeholders
We know that measurement tools are better when they are designed together with the people who will…
Local Accountability in Shelby County, Kentucky: Leaning into What Matters
How can a district culture prioritize student achievement as something more than a standardized test score? What…
Opportunities for State and Local Collaboration to Design New Accountability Models
This post is a follow up to our post, To Fully Realize Horizon Three, We Need New…
Aurora Institute’s 2024 Federal Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute has released federal policy recommendations aimed at reshaping our public education system to be…
Aurora Institute’s 2024 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute has released state policy recommendations to enable our education system to transition from an…
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,…
Innovating Towards Next Generation Accountability
I was inspired to read the National Center for Assessment’s recent article calling for new accountability pilots,…
Next Generation Accountability: Creating Performance Frameworks for Student Success
This issue brief explores how policymakers can approach rethinking, redesigning, and rearchitecting next generation accountability systems. Next…
Aurora Institute’s 2022 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute’s new broad-based policy agenda issues a call-to-action for state education policymakers and provides twelve…
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…