Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning
This issue brief explores opportunities for states under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to rethink systems…
State Policy & K-12 Competency-Based Education
This iNACOL Issue Brief provides an overview of competency-based education, and provides state policy recommendations and resources…
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…
Reaching the Tipping Point: Insights on Advancing Competency Education in New England
This paper explores K-12 competency-based education policy and practice across six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New…
Meeting The Every Student Succeeds Act’s Promise: State Policy to Support Personalized Learning
Under the new federal K-12 education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states have a historic…
Promising State Policies to Advance Personalized Learning
iNACOL published the report Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning to highlight specific state examples of promising policies…
Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning
The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December 2015, which reauthorized the Elementary and…
Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Personalized Learning
This policy issue brief describes what innovation zones are, why they are important and examples of legislative language…
Course Access: Providing Equitable Access to High-Quality Learning Opportunities
Course Access provides public school students with expanded course offerings across learning environments from diverse, accountable providers. It is…
The iNACOL State Policy Frameworks 2015: 5 Critical Issues to Transform K-12 Education
This policy brief highlights opportunities for states to close achievement gaps and enable highly personalized pathways, and…