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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
Innovating Towards Next Generation Accountability
May 8, 2023
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Centering Student Voice in Statewide Assessment of Student Success Factors: Oregon’s SEED Survey
June 23, 2021
Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community
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
Resources from the Strategic Reflection on the Field of Competency-Based Education
March 24, 2021
Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Evaluate Quality, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community
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
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
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
Aurora 2020 Virtual Symposium Day 1 Wrap Up
October 27, 2020
Issue(s): Redefine Student Success, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community, Design for Educational Equity
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
Education Domain Blog
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
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
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
Transforming Virginia K-12 Education for Deeper Learning and Future Readiness
April 3, 2020
Issue(s): Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Engage Community
Education Domain Blog
The State of the Field, 2019
December 6, 2019
Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Develop Educator Capacity, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community
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
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
States Rethinking Accountability to Support Student-Centered Learning and Innovation
April 30, 2019
Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Education Domain Blog
Tackling Accountability as Continuous Improvement in Policy: Next Generation Accountability Models
September 18, 2018
Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Education Domain Blog
Accountability Models Designed for Continuous Improvement in Student-Centered Learning Systems
September 7, 2018
Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Multiple Measures Data and Reporting in Vermont and California
March 13, 2018
Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Considerations for Next Generation Accountability System Redesign
March 7, 2018
Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Education Domain Blog
Moving Beyond Single Rating Systems: Alternative State Accountability Frameworks to Promote Continuous Improvement
February 27, 2018
Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement