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2020
Issue Brief
Future Focused State Policy Priorities to Transform K-12 Education
April 2020
Issues: Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, State Policy, 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
Issue Brief
Federal Policy Priorities to Accelerate Education Innovation
April 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Modernize HEA, Increase Access to Broadband, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
Report
How Systems of Assessments Aligned with Competency-Based Education Can Support Equity
January 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, Commit to Equity, Issues in Practice, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments
2019
Issue Brief
Transforming Teaching: What University Presidents and Deans of Colleges of Education Need to Know about Modernizing the K-12 Educator Workforce
December 2019
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Modernize HEA, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce
Report, CompetencyWorks
What Is Competency-Based Education? An Updated Definition
November 2019
Issues: State Policy, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Activate Student Agency, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report
Aligning Education Policy with the Science of Learning and Development
October 2019
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Issues in Practice, Develop Educator Capacity, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field
Issue Brief
Modernizing the Teaching Workforce for Learner-Centered, Competency-Based, Equity-Oriented Education: State Policy Recommendations
July 2019
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce
Issue Brief
Developing a Modern Teacher Workforce: Federal Policy Recommendations for Professional Learning and Supporting Future-Focused, Competency-Based Education Systems
March 2019
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Issues in Practice, Design for Educational Equity, Support Professional Learning, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce
Issue Brief
iNACOL 2019 State Policy Priorities
January 2019
Issues: Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Issue Brief
iNACOL 2019 Federal Policy Priorities
January 2019
Issues: Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, Increase Access to Broadband, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
2018
Report, CompetencyWorks
Moving Toward Mastery: Growing, Developing and Sustaining Educators for Competency-Based Education
November 2018
Issues: How to Get Started, State Policy, Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality, Support Professional Learning, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce
Book, CompetencyWorks
Quality Principles for Competency-Based Education
October 2018
Issues: How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community
Issue Brief
2019 State and Federal Policy Priorities
September 2018
Issues: Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Federal Policy, Redefine Student Success, State Policy, Modernize HEA, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Increase Access to Broadband, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
Report
Executive Summary: Current to Future State-Issues and Action Steps for State Policy to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
September 2018
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Issue Brief
Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Competency-Based Personalized Learning (updated August 2018)
August 2018
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones
Issue Brief
State Funding Strategies to Support Education Innovation
June 2018
Issues: State Policy, Fund Innovation
Report
A National Landscape Scan of Personalized Learning in K-12 Education in the United States
June 2018
Issues: Lead Change and Innovation, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report, CompetencyWorks
Levers and Logic Models: A Framework to Guide Research and Design of High-Quality Competency-Based Education Systems
May 2018
Issues: Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality, Design for Educational Equity
Report, CompetencyWorks
Meeting Students Where They Are
April 2018
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Report, CompetencyWorks
Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency-Based Education to Ensure All Students Succeed
April 2018
Issues: Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Design for Educational Equity
Issue Brief
State Strategies to Develop Teacher Capacity for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
February 2018
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity
Report
Current to Future State: Issues and Action Steps for State Policy to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
January 2018
Issues: Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report, CompetencyWorks
Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education
January 2018
Issues: Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, State Policy, 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
2017
Issue Brief
Rethinking State Accountability to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning in K-12 Education
December 2017
Issues: State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
Issue Brief
Redefining Student Success: Profile of a Graduate
November 2017
Issues: Redefine Student Success, State Policy
Issue Brief
Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning
November 2017
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Issues in Practice, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments
Report, CompetencyWorks
Quality and Equity by Design: Charting the Course for the Next Phase of Competency-Based Education
October 2017
Issues: Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Evaluate Quality, Design for Educational Equity
Issue Brief
State Policy & K-12 Competency-Based Education
August 2017
Issues: State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report
Next Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners: Promising Practices and Considerations for Teaching and Learning
July 2017
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Report, CompetencyWorks
An Introduction to the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education
June 2017
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report, CompetencyWorks
Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education (DRAFT June 2017)
June 2017
Issues: Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, State Policy, 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
Report, CompetencyWorks
In Search of Efficacy: Defining the Elements of Quality in a Competency-Based Education System
June 2017
Issues: Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality
Report, CompetencyWorks
In Pursuit of Equality: A Framework for Equity Strategies in Personalized, Competency-Based Education
June 2017
Issues: Federal Policy, Commit to Equity, Issues in Practice, Design for Educational Equity
Report
What’s Possible with Personalized Learning? An Overview of Personalized Learning for Schools, Families & Communities
February 2017
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Engage Community
2016
Report
Meeting The Every Student Succeeds Act’s Promise: State Policy to Support Personalized Learning
October 2016
Issues: Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
Report, CompetencyWorks
Reaching the Tipping Point: Insights on Advancing Competency Education in New England
October 2016
Issues: State Policy, Issues in Practice, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Learn Lessons from the Field, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Issue Brief
Promising State Policies to Advance Personalized Learning
September 2016
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report
Student-Centered Learning: Functional Requirements for Integrated Systems to Optimize Learning
May 2016
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report
Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning
May 2016
Issues: Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Issue Brief
Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Personalized Learning
March 2016
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones
Report, CompetencyWorks
Chugach School District: A Personalized, Performance-Based System
March 2016
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
2015
Issue Brief
Course Access: Providing Equitable Access to High-Quality Learning Opportunities
November 2015
Issues: Federal Policy, Increase Access to Broadband, Issues in Practice
Report
The iNACOL State Policy Frameworks 2015: 5 Critical Issues to Transform K-12 Education
November 2015
Issues: State Policy, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report
The iNACOL Federal Policy Frameworks 2015
November 2015
Issues: Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity
Report
Keeping Pace with K-12 Digital Learning, 12th Edition
November 2015
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
Using Online Learning for Credit Recovery: Getting Back on Track to Graduation
September 2015
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Report
Blending Learning: The Evolution of Online and Face-to-Face Education from 2008–2015
July 2015
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report, CompetencyWorks
Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders
June 2015
Issues: How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community
Report, CompetencyWorks
Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts
March 2015
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report
Performance-Based Funding & Online Learning: Maximizing Resources for Student Success
March 2015
Issues: State Policy, Fund Innovation
2014
Report
iNACOL Blended Learning Teacher Competency Framework
October 2014
Issues: Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning
Report
Course Access: Equitable Opportunities for College and Career Ready Students
October 2014
Issues: Federal Policy, Leverage Career and Technical Education
Report
Laying the Foundation for Competency Education: A Policy Guide for the Next Generation Educator Workforce
October 2014
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity
Report
Access and Equity for All Learners in Blended and Online Education
October 2014
Issues: Commit to Equity, Issues in Practice
Report, CompetencyWorks
An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad
October 2014
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
The iNACOL State Policy Frameworks: 5 Critical Issues to Transform K-12 Education
October 2014
Issues: State Policy, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report, CompetencyWorks
Aligning K-12 State Policy with Competency Education
September 2014
Issues: State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report, CompetencyWorks
Aligning K-12 Federal Policy with Competency Education
September 2014
Issues: Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity
Report, CompetencyWorks
A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education: Building Capacity for Systems Change
February 2014
Issues: Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity
Report, CompetencyWorks
Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
January 2014
Issues: Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments
2013
Report
Transforming K-12 Rural Education through Blended Learning: Barriers and Promising Practices
October 2013
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
Mean What You Say: Defining and Integrating Personalized, Blended and Competency Education
October 2013
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report
Partnering for Success: A 21st Century Model for Teacher Preparation
October 2013
Issues: Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning
Report
iNACOL’s New Learning Models Vision
October 2013
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Report
iNACOL Research Agenda
October 2013
Issues: Lead Change and Innovation, Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning, Learn Lessons from the Field
Issue Brief
Fast Facts about Online Learning
October 2013
Issues: State Policy, Issues in Practice, Fund Innovation
Report
A Roadmap for Implementation of Blended Learning at the School Level: A Case Study of the iLearnNYC Lab Schools
October 2013
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
Keeping Pace with K-12 Online and Blended Learning, 10th Edition
October 2013
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
OER and Collaborative Content Development
June 2013
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report
OER State Policy in K-12 Education: Benefits, Strategies, and Recommendations for Open Access, Open Sharing
June 2013
Issues: State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report
RETHINK: Planning and Designing for K-12 Next Generation Learning
June 2013
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report
Is K-12 Blended Learning Disruptive?: An Introduction of the Theory of Hybrids
May 2013
Issues: Lead Change and Innovation, Issues in Practice
Report
Blended Learning: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Supporting Tech-Assisted Teaching
April 2013
Issues: State Policy, Fund Innovation
Report, CompetencyWorks
The Learning Edge: Supporting Student Success in a Competency-Based Learning Environment
March 2013
Issues: Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency
Report, CompetencyWorks
Re-Engineering Information Technology: Design Considerations for Competency Education
February 2013
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report, CompetencyWorks
Necessary for Success: A State Policymaker’s Guide to Competency Education
February 2013
Issues: State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
2012
Report
Keeping Pace with K-12 Online and Blended Learning, 11th Edition
November 2012
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Book
Lessons Learned from Blended Programs: Experiences and Recommendations from the Field
October 2012
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Book
Lessons Learned in Teacher Mentoring: Supporting Educators in K-12 Online Learning Environments
October 2012
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
Measuring Quality from Inputs to Outcomes: Creating Student Learning Performance Metrics and Quality Assurance for Online Schools
October 2012
Issues: Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments
Report
State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada (2012)
October 2012
Issues: Federal Policy, Issues in Practice
Report
Blended Learning in Practice: Introduction to Case Studies from Leading Schools
September 2012
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report, CompetencyWorks
The Art and Science of Designing Competencies
July 2012
Issues: Lead Change and Innovation, Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments
Issue Brief
Statement of Principles for Model Legislation in States
July 2012
Issues: State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report
Classifying K-12 Blended Learning
May 2012
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
Online Learning: Top 5 Federal Policy Issues
March 2012
Issues: Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
Report
Understanding the Implications of Online Learning for Educational Productivity
January 2012
Issues: State Policy, Issues in Practice, Develop Educator Capacity
Report
Keeping Pace with K-12 Online and Blended Learning, 9th Edition
January 2012
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
2011
Report
Online and Blended Learning: A Survey of Policy and Practice from K-12 Schools Around the World
November 2011
Issues: Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009-10
November 2011
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field
Book
Online and Blended Learning: Case Studies from K-12 Schools around the World
November 2011
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada (2011)
November 2011
Issues: Federal Policy, Lead Change and Innovation, Issues in Practice
Report
iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Courses (v2)
October 2011
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report
iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Teaching (v2)
October 2011
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning
Report
The Online Learning Definitions Project
October 2011
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report
NACSA Viewpoint: Authorizing Online Learning
August 2011
Issues: State Policy, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Fund Innovation
Report
It’s Not a Matter of Time: Highlights from the 2011 Competency-Based Summit
July 2011
Issues: How to Get Started, State Policy, Lead Change and Innovation, Issues in Practice, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report
Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning
July 2011
Issues: How to Get Started, State Policy, Issues in Practice, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Issue Brief
K-12 Online Learning: A Smart Investment NOW More than Ever
June 2011
Issues: State Policy, Fund Innovation
Report
The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning
January 2011
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
2010
Report
Clearing the Path: Creating Innovation Space for Serving Over-Age, Under-Credited Students in Competency-Based Pathways
December 2010
Issues: State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Report
10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning
December 2010
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Book
Lessons Learned from Virtual Schools: Experiences and Recommendations from the Field
November 2010
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
When Success is the Only Option: Designing Competency-Based Pathways for Next Generation Learning
November 2010
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report
Going Virtual! The Status of Professional Development and Unique Needs of K-12 Online Teachers
November 2010
Issues: Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning
Report
State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada (2010)
November 2010
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity
Report
A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning (2nd Edition)
November 2010
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Report
Goals, Guidelines and Standards for Student Scientific Investigations
August 2010
Issues: Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments
Report
Class Connections: High School Reform and the Role of Online Learning
August 2010
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
Virtual K-12 Public School Programs and Students with Disabilities: Issues and Recommendations
July 2010
Issues: Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity
Report
An Exploration of At-Risk Learners and Online Education
April 2010
Issues: Commit to Equity, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Report
Wichita Public Schools’ Learning Centers
March 2010
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones
Report
Promising Practices in Online Learning: A Parent’s Guide to Choosing the Right Online Program
February 2010
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Engage Community
2009
Report
State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada (2009)
November 2009
Issues: Federal Policy, Issues in Practice
Report
iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Programs
October 2009
Issues: Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality
Report
Examining Communication and Interaction in Online Teaching
September 2009
Issues: Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning
Issue Brief
What Can Congress and the Federal Government Do to Promote Quality Online Learning Opportunity for All Students?
August 2009
Issues: Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity
Report
A Summary of Research on the Effectiveness of K-12 Online Learning
August 2009
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
Promising Practices in Online Learning: Funding and Policy Frameworks for Online Learning
July 2009
Issues: State Policy, Fund Innovation
Report
Promising Practices in Online Learning: Management and Operations of Online Programs
April 2009
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
Issue Brief
Sorting Through Online Learning Options: A Guide for Parents
January 2009
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Engage Community
2008
Report
Online Teacher Support Programs: Mentoring and Coaching Models
October 2008
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning
Report
State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada (2008)
October 2008
Issues: State Policy, Issues in Practice
Report
Going Virtual! Unique Needs and Challenges of K-12 Online Teachers
October 2008
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
Promising Practices in Online Learning: Socialization in Online Programs
September 2008
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency
Report
Promising Practices in Online Learning: Using Online Learning for At-Risk Students and Credit Recovery
June 2008
Issues: Commit to Equity, Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency
Report
Promising Practices in Online Learning: Blended Learning – The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education
January 2008
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
2007
Report
Access and Equity in Online Classes and Virtual Schools
November 2007
Issues: Commit to Equity, Issues in Practice
Report
Professional Development for Virtual Schooling and Online Learning
November 2007
Issues: Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning
Report
Final Report: A Comprehensive Assessment of Florida Virtual School
August 2007
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field
Report
A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning (1st Edition)
May 2007
Issues: How to Get Started, Issues in Practice
2006
Report
An International Perspective of K-12 Online Learning: A Summary of the 2006 NACOL International e-Learning Survey
November 2006
Issues: Issues in Practice
Report
Top Ten Myths about Virtual Schools
January 2006
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
2005
Report
The New Education (R)evolution: Exploring E-Learning Reforms for Michigan
September 2005
Issues: Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field