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Education Domain Blog

Aurora Institute and Center for Assessment Recommend Ways State Leaders Can Build Balanced Assessment Systems

January 15, 2020

Carla Evans, Scott Marion, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

The U.S. Department of Education Is Inviting New Applications for Round 3 of the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority

October 26, 2019

Alexis Chambers, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

Five State Policy Recommendations for Governors: Supporting Innovation in Education for the Future Workforce

October 18, 2019

Susan Patrick, Alexis Chambers, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

New Innovation Spotlight Episode - Assessments in Student-Centered Learning with Maria Worthen and Alexis Chambers

October 1, 2019

DeQuendre Bertrand

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

Reflections on Assessments for Competency-Based Education and Updates to States Piloting the Innovative Assessment Program

August 26, 2019

Alexis Chambers, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

iNACOL Releases Two Issue Briefs on 2019 Federal and State Policy Priorities

January 30, 2019

Susan Patrick, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Modernize HEA, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity

Education Domain Blog

Understanding How U.S. K-12 Accountability and Assessments are Too Often Conflated: What Policymakers Need to Know to Advance Student-Centered Learning Policies

October 12, 2018

Susan Patrick, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning

February 21, 2018

Susan Patrick, , ,

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning

January 24, 2018

Susan Patrick, Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

New iNACOL Issue Brief: Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning

November 8, 2017

Susan Patrick, Dale Frost, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

How States Can Transform Systems of Assessments to Support Teachers and Students

October 13, 2016

Susan Patrick, Dale Frost, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

Top State Policy Issues for Leading Edge Educators and Leaders

August 9, 2016

Dale Frost

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Fund Innovation

Education Domain Blog

Supporting State Capacity to Plan for Innovative Systems of Assessments Under ESSA

June 9, 2016

Maria Worthen

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

From Compliance to Continuous Improvement: Accountability, Assessments and Next Generation Workforce with ESSA

June 7, 2016

Susan Patrick, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

Systems of Assessments that Support Student-Centered Learning and Continuous Improvement

May 12, 2016

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Update on Maine’s Proficiency-Based Diploma Policy

May 11, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Education Domain Blog

Making Learning Personal: Eliminate Gaps and Ensure Mastery through Proficiency-Based Diplomas

May 6, 2016

Dale Frost

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

Analyzing the CREDO Online Charter School Report: A Call for Improved Performance Metrics and Quality Assurance

October 27, 2015

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

The End of the Big Test: Moving to Competency-Based Policy

May 25, 2015

Tom Vander Ark

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

New Hampshire Testing Pilot Breaks the Federal Accountability Mold

March 6, 2015

Julia Freeland

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Helping HELP: Paul Leather’s Testimony on Assessments and Accountability

January 21, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Reflections after Two Years of Performance Assessment Cohorts in New Hampshire

October 22, 2014

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Quick Update from RSU2 Maine

October 7, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

The Three-Legged Stool of Competency Frameworks

April 11, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Oregon Gets an A+ for its New Grading Policy

January 1, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments