{"id":1320,"date":"2016-08-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/top-state-policy-issues-leading-edge-educators-leaders\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T17:39:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T21:39:09","slug":"top-state-policy-issues-leading-edge-educators-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/top-state-policy-issues-leading-edge-educators-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Top State Policy Issues for Leading Edge Educators and Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, iNACOL surveys our members for the top federal and state policy issues they are seeing in their work. iNACOL\u2019s more than 5,000 members represent diverse viewpoints from <\/span>personalized<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>competency-based<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>blended<\/span><\/a> and online education. They provide a powerful feedback loop on the impact of federal and state education policy on students, educators, schools and systems and help to identify potential policy solutions. <\/span><\/p>\n

Unique for a national organization engaged in education policy, iNACOL\u2019s advocacy work and policy frameworks are informed by a diverse cross-section of front-line innovators, practitioners, experts, and leaders working in a wide range of roles in education. <\/span><\/p>\n

iNACOL\u2019s deep reach into the field, through our members, allows us to better understand trends and stay up-to-date on policy barriers. The knowledge we gain through our policy advocacy helps us to illuminate the path forward for the field of personalized, competency-based, blended and online learning by anticipating future issues, opportunities, and gaps.<\/span><\/p>\n

In May 2016, we asked our members to identify their top policy barriers. The following summarizes some of the more common policy issues iNACOL members face.<\/span><\/p>\n