Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning
Assessment is essential for understanding what students know and for providing transparency and fairness when it comes…
New Report on Action Steps for State Policy to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
Transforming K-12 education systems to be truly student-centered requires a shift in expectations and assumptions about what…
Current to Future State: Issues and Action Steps for State Policy to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
This report provides a roadmap and action steps for state policymakers to catalyze transformational change in K-12…
What Learners Need to Thrive in a Changing World: Building Richer Definitions of Student Success
How can educators prepare the students of today for a challenging, unpredictable tomorrow? Education leaders and educators…
U.S. Department of Education Invites State Applications for a New Pilot on Innovative Systems of Assessments
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) created an Innovative Assessment Pilot and the much anticipated application was…
Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education
This paper explores and reflects on the issues state policy needs to address in the long-term to…
Sketching Out the Vision for a Competency-Based Policy Platform
It’s hard, really hard, to imagine different worlds. Sure, science fiction writers and film directors must have…
New iNACOL Policy Issue Brief on Rethinking State Accountability to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning in K-12 Education
What could accountability look like to better support transparency of outcomes and improvements in practice toward high-quality…
Rethinking State Accountability to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning in K-12 Education
This issue brief shares state policy recommendations and resources for policymakers who are ready to rethink state…
From Vermont to New Zealand: Next Generation Approaches to Certifying Student Readiness for Future Success
Meaningful qualifications are credentials and degrees awarded based on demonstrated mastery of the skills, knowledge and dispositions…