{"id":38,"date":"2019-07-11T22:56:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T22:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2024-11-05T20:23:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T01:23:09","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Building a bold, future-focused, learner-centered vision of education<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Center for Policy<\/h3>\n

Creating and advancing student-centered policies at the state and federal level.<\/p>\n

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Competency<\/em>Works<\/h3>\n

Sharing best practices, building knowledge, and conducting research and evaluation around K-12 personalized, competency-based education.<\/p>\n

competency<\/em>works<\/a><\/h6>\n

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Connecting and Convening<\/h3>\n

Hosting convenings, including our annual Symposium, and connecting stakeholders in the future-focused education space.<\/p>\n

LEARN MORE<\/a><\/h6>\n
symposium 2024<\/a><\/h6>\n

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Resources to Drive Action<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”container reveal”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Our resources guide practitioners, educators, policymakers, and advocates seeking to shift from our current state of education to a future state in which all students are prepared to succeed. Use this section to search for published reports, briefs, webinars, and other learning resources on key topics related to policy and practice for next generation learning.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”View All Resources” align=”center” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Faurora-institute.org%2Fresources%2F|||”][vc_btn title=”COVID-19 Resources” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Faurora-institute.org%2Fcontinuity-of-learning-resources%2F|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”container” css=”.vc_custom_1578418516093{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]

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Issue Brief<\/p>\n

September 5, 2024<\/p>\n

Aurora Institute’s 2024 Federal Policy Priorities<\/h3>\n

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Report<\/p>\n

August 12, 2024<\/p>\n

Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative Evaluation Report \u2013 Cohort 1, Year 3<\/h3>\n

Eliot Levine<\/p>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>

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Issue Brief<\/p>\n

April 25, 2024<\/p>\n

Aurora Institute’s 2024 State Policy Priorities<\/h3>\n

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Our Impact<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”container reveal”][vc_column width=”7\/12″][vc_column_text]Through Aurora Institute\u2019s work, school leaders, educators, students, and communities are moving the needle to ensure every learner is prepared to be tomorrow\u2019s leader.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-1″][vc_btn title=”See Our Impact” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Faurora-institute.org%2Fabout-aurora-institute%2Four-impact%2F”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”container” css=”.vc_custom_1655494680970{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″]

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BOOKS, REPORTS, ISSUE BRIEFS, AND WEBINARS PRODUCED ON STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING<\/p>\n

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SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED RESOURCES AND COUNSEL ON INNOVATIVE POLICY AND PRACTICE<\/p>\n

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Blog Posts<\/h3>\n

All\u00a0Blog posts<\/a><\/h6>\n

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November 15, 2024<\/p>\n

A Conversation about Leadership with Adam Aronson<\/a><\/h4>\n

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November 14, 2024<\/p>\n

Talking Leadership and Transitions with Ron Schmidt<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Upcoming Events & Webinars<\/h3>\n
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December 17, 2024<\/p>\n

Equitable Grading: A Competency-Based Education Entry Point and Core Practice<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/header>\n<\/article><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1655494247310{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bkgr-home-capital.jpg?id=10364) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_row el_class=”reveal container”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-9″][vc_column_text]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Advancing Competency-Based Education State Policy Across the U.S.<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This map provides a national snapshot of state policies across the United States to enable and advance K-12 competency-based education systems (CBE). Every year, more states establish pilots, innovation zones, and new initiatives to create space for educational innovations. Click below for details on each state.<\/p>\n

Center for Policy<\/a><\/h6>\n

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Advanced States<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

States with clear policies in support of competency-based education and established roles in building educator capacity in local systems for competency-based education.<\/p>\n

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States with pilots for competency-based education, and\/or credit flexibility policies for school districts to transition to competency education.<\/p>\n

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Emerging States<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

States getting started with task forces; some state policy flexibility requiring waivers for systems to shift to competency-based education.<\/p>\n

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No Active Policy in CBE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

States focus on seat-time credits without competency-based pathways.<\/p>\n

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We Are Now the Aurora Institute.<\/h1>\n

After 17 years of driving educational change under the names NACOL and iNACOL, the time has come to create a forward-reaching identity that reflects all of who we are and all of what we do.<\/p>\n

Our Story<\/a><\/h6>\n

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2022 Symposium<\/a><\/h2>\n

October 24-26, 2022<\/strong>
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Competency<\/em>Works\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n

Competency<\/em>Works is a field hub for analysis and an openly available resource for the latest information about competency-based education.<\/p>\n

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