Examine the Purpose of Accountability
State and district leaders are greatly concerned about how the disruption caused by COVID-19 will impact the…
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…
What Does Attendance Mean in the COVID-19 Era? New Issue Brief Offers Analysis and Recommendations
Attendance looks dramatically different in the COVID-19 era of remote and online learning, and states are grappling…
Rethink Assessment and Address the Need for Balanced Systems of Assessments for Measuring Student Learning
Assessment is essential for understanding what students have learned and for providing transparency and fairness when it…
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…
CompetencyWorks Releases Report on Professional Learning Strategies to Strengthen Local Assessment Systems for Proficiency-Based Education
Today the Aurora Institute’s CompetencyWorks initiative released Strengthening Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Education: Strategies and…
Strengthening Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Education: Strategies and Tools for Professional Learning
This report describes Vermont’s convenings to support schools, districts, and other education organizations seeking to create high-quality…
Grading Policies Need to Be Re-Examined to Support the Shift to Competency-Based Education
The third blog in our new blog series explores how to redesign grading systems to best help…
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…
Move Away from Seat Time Credits to Awarding Credit Based on Demonstrated Mastery
The second blog in our new blog series highlighting the recently released Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19…