#ICYMI: In case you missed our Dec. 8 webinar, A Year in Review: 2021 State Legislative Snapshot, speakers @fjones07, @jonalfuth, and @Ben_Erwin15 recapped everything you missed but need to know on our blog. Read it now: aurora-institute.org/blog/a-y… @knowledgeworks @EdCommission
Education Domain Blog
Aurora Institute Issues Call to Action for Federal Policymakers in New Report - Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path for America’s Learners
October 19, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Modernize HEA, Increase Access to Broadband, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
Federal and State Policy Updates Published September 2021
September 9, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy
Education Domain Blog
Federal and State Policy Updates Published August 2021
August 4, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Fund Innovation
Education Domain Blog
Federal and State Policy Updates Published July 12th
July 12, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Fund Innovation
Education Domain Blog
States Can Use Innovation Zones as K-12 Reimagines Its Future after COVID
June 3, 2021
Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
Center for Policy and Advocacy April 2021 Updates
May 6, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
Center for Policy and Advocacy March 2021 Updates
March 28, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Increase Access to Broadband, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
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U.S. Department of Education Issues State Guidance on Assessments This School Year Amid Pandemic
March 9, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
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Aurora Institute Submits Comments on the E-Rate Expansion
March 5, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Increase Access to Broadband, Design for Educational Equity
Education Domain Blog
Center for Policy and Advocacy February 2021 Updates
February 25, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
Public Comments Submitted on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
February 1, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Increase Access to Broadband
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Center for Policy January 2021 Updates
January 29, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy
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Examine the Purpose of Accountability
November 18, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
What Does Attendance Mean in the COVID-19 Era? New Issue Brief Offers Analysis and Recommendations
November 13, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time
Education Domain Blog
Rethink Assessment and Address the Need for Balanced Systems of Assessments for Measuring Student Learning
November 12, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
Grading Policies Need to Be Re-Examined to Support the Shift to Competency-Based Education
October 23, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time
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Move Away from Seat Time Credits to Awarding Credit Based on Demonstrated Mastery
October 22, 2020
Issue(s): Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time
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States Can Support Blended, Competency-Based Learning as an Entry Point for Innovation
October 20, 2020
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Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era
August 25, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Increase Access to Broadband, State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Develop Educator Capacity, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time
Education Domain Blog
Moving from One-Size-Fits-All: Changes Needed for Innovative Assessment Pilots in the Wake of COVID-19
August 11, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
The Learning Sciences Supports the Shift to Student-Centered Learning
July 22, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Rethink Instruction
Education Domain Blog
Align K-12, Higher Education, CTE, and the Workforce with Competency-Based Pathways
July 20, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
Trends and Analysis of Learning Sciences Literature
July 15, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Education Domain Blog
Demonstration of Mastery Gives K-12 Credentials Their Meaning
July 13, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
A Review of the Literature on the Science of Learning and Development
July 8, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
