iNACOL Has Become the Aurora Institute
For 17 years, iNACOL has been a leading voice advocating for expanding high-quality K-12 educational opportunities. Over...
The U.S. Department of Education Is Inviting New Applications for Round 3 of the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) will release a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the third round…
Bringing Education Policy and the Learning Sciences into Alignment
Today, the Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) published Aligning Education Policy with the Science of Learning and…
New Innovation Spotlight Episode – Education Policy and the Learning Sciences with Natalie Truong
Emerging knowledge from the learning sciences provides evidence and insights into the dynamic nature of learning,…
Aligning Education Policy with the Science of Learning and Development
This report analyzes recent learning sciences research and provides nine recommendations to address a critical need: how…
Five State Policy Recommendations for Governors: Supporting Innovation in Education for the Future Workforce
Several times per year, governors and their state teams meet to discuss critical issues for state…
Getting to the Heart of Equity in Education – Pt. 2
This is the eighth vlog in a series sharing highlights from keynote addresses that will focus on...
Seven States With Enabling Policies to Support Innovations in K-12 Education to Offer More Personalized Approaches and Competency-Based Systems
Which states lead in helping districts and schools create more personalized learning for students? This is…
New Innovation Spotlight Episode – Assessments in Student-Centered Learning with Maria Worthen and Alexis Chambers
In new models of teaching and learning, assessing what students know and can do looks very…
Conditions for Innovation: The 5 C’s
This post originally appeared at Transcend. How can educators set conditions for innovation? The longer we (Transcend)…