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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

Susan Patrick, Alexis Chambers, Fred Jones

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

Aurora Institute Issues Statement on the Nomination of Dr. Miguel A. Cardona as Education Secretary

January 4, 2021

Susan Patrick, Fred Jones

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

New Innovation Spotlight Podcast Episode - 2020 Federal and State Policy Priorities

June 5, 2020

Susan Patrick, Alexis Chambers

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

Education Domain Blog

Aurora Institute Announces Federal and State Policy Agenda

April 9, 2020

Susan Patrick, Alexis Chambers, Natalie Truong

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

A Call to Action for Higher Education to Modernize Teaching

December 12, 2019

Katherine Casey

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

Susan Patrick on Five Global Trends in Education

September 6, 2019

Communications Staff

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Modernize HEA, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Support Professional Learning, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce

ACTIONS – Ideas and Strategies for District Leaders

February 18, 2019

Katherine Casey

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

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

What’s Happening with Competency-Based Transcripts and Rethinking College Admissions in the United States

June 11, 2018

Susan Patrick, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Modernize HEA

Congress Should Prioritize Innovation in Higher Ed. Here are Three Ways it Can.

February 1, 2018

Alana Dunagan

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Thinking about Design Elements and Quality Standards

January 31, 2017

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Streamlining the Transition between K12 and Higher Education

January 30, 2017

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

The Field of CBE in Higher Education and K12

January 24, 2017

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Some of These Things are Not Like the Others: CBE in Higher Ed and K12

January 23, 2017

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

December 19: Making the Case for CBE Programs: Evaluation for Improvement in CBE Programs

December 18, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

How Competency-Based Education Can Transform K-12 and Connect with Higher Education

November 28, 2016

Tom Vander Ark and Karla Phillips

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Recommended Action: Replicate NESSC’s Collegiate Endorsement in Other States

September 8, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Creating a Seamless P-20 System in Illinois

September 6, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

“Learning Engineering” Making its Way in the World

August 23, 2016

Bror Saxberg

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Operationalizing Paradigm Shifts in HigherEd

August 16, 2016

Tammi Cooper

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Organizing Around Competencies, Not Courses

July 20, 2016

John Milam

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Harvard and Wellesley and Tufts, Oh My! (And Did I Mention MIT and Babson?)

July 11, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Education Domain Blog

Northern Maine Education Collaborative: High Aspirations

March 28, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Northern Maine Education Collaborative: High Aspirations

January 29, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA