{"id":8771,"date":"2018-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/resource\/innovation-zones-creating-policy-flexibility-for-competency-based-personalized-learning\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T14:40:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:40:49","slug":"innovation-zones-creating-policy-flexibility-for-competency-based-personalized-learning","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/resource\/innovation-zones-creating-policy-flexibility-for-competency-based-personalized-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Competency-Based Personalized Learning (updated August 2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This issue brief describes what innovation zones are, why they are important and highlights how the following seven states\/localities have approached their innovation zones statutes and regulations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Arkansas<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Colorado<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kentucky<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Minnesota<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mississippi<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">New York City<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">North Dakota<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Innovation zones or districts of innovation help state policy leaders identify outdated policies and regulations that may get in the way of educators designing new learning models to meet the needs of every student. 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