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USED Awards $30 Million to States for Assessment Innovation
September 9, 2024
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
Letter to USED: Improving the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program
February 22, 2024
Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
US Department of Education Seeking Public Comments on Approaches to Innovative Assessment Pilot
April 18, 2023
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
Using Competency Performance Levels as Predictors of College Persistence in Competency-Based Schools
June 22, 2022
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
Federal Government Makes Historic Investments for FY 2022 for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program: Legislative Update
March 29, 2022
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
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
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
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
Education Domain Blog
Aurora Institute Congratulates Christopher Rush as Next Director of Educational Technology
February 26, 2021
Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
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
New Educational Equity Resources to Transform Schools and Systems
February 8, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Engage Community
Education Domain Blog
Taking Time to Assess What Students Know, Think, and Feel
January 11, 2021
Issue(s): Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
Aurora Institute Issues Statement on the Nomination of Dr. Miguel A. Cardona as Education Secretary
January 4, 2021
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
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
New Innovation Spotlight Podcast Episode - 2020 Federal and State Policy Priorities
June 5, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, Increase Access to Broadband, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – A Five-Year Journey to Understand, Share, Scale, Deepen, and Meaningfully Assess These Critical Competencies
May 26, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field
Education Domain Blog
Aurora Institute Announces Federal and State Policy Agenda
April 9, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Modernize HEA, Increase Access to Broadband, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
Public Comments Submitted on the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program
March 3, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
Aurora Institute and Center for Assessment Recommend Ways State Leaders Can Build Balanced Assessment Systems
January 15, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
Threshold Concept: Building Capacity for Assessment Literacy in Personalized, Competency-Based Education
August 10, 2018
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments