Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education (DRAFT June 2017)
The purpose of this paper is to explore and reflect on the ideas that state policy needs…
Building Capacity to Serve Off-Track Students with the Barr Foundation
This post has been updated with corrections. Our country has been talking about ways to improve secondary…
From Compliance to Continuous Improvement: Accountability, Assessments and Next Generation Workforce with ESSA
There is an incredible window of opportunity for state policymakers with the passage of the Every Student…
2015 Education Highlights in Policy and Practice
2015 has been an exciting year for competency-based, blended, and online learning. We’ve witnessed breakthrough policies signed…
Rethinking Accountability for Continuous Improvement of Next Generation Learning Models
A forward-thinking accountability system should align state accountability to student-centered learning to provide success for each and…
Accountability and Assessments to Support Student-Centered Teaching and Learning
Susan Patrick, iNACOL President and CEO, and Maria Worthen, iNACOL Vice President for State and Federal Policy, will…
iNACOL Policy Update – April advancements bring May signatures
March 27 – April 3, 2015 This week’s title may not exactly be the phrase we…
Thank Goodness, A New Accountability Paradigm is Before Us
If you haven’t had the chance yet, now is a good time to dive into Accountability for…
Thoughts on a new accountability paradigm
Recently, I was asked about starting a conversation on how a new accountability system might work.
School Accountability > Student Learning Accountability
A series of posts focused on Student-centered Accountability 3.0 as a requirement for supporting student-centered learning. (Part…