Artificial Intelligence
The Rural AI Strategy Lab
Generative AI is rapidly reshaping conversations across education, with leaders exploring how this technology can expand access, strengthen instruction, and
January 6, 2026
Author: Jazminn Williams
Family and Community engagement
The Real Cost of Cutting Community School Grants
At FullScale, we have seen firsthand the positive impact that community schools have on their students and communities. Over the
December 19, 2025
Registration is Now Open for the Aurora Institute Symposium 2024
The Aurora Institute Symposium is the leading conference for transforming K-12 education systems, advancing breakthrough practices and policies, and implementing
June 5, 2024
Aurora Institute Welcomes Anpao Duta Flying Earth and Rebecca Midles to Board of Directors
Today, the Aurora Institute, a national education innovation nonprofit organization, announced that it has welcomed two new board members: Anpao
April 2, 2024
New USED Educational Technology Report Shares Strategies for Using Edtech to Advance Student-Centered Learning
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology recently released the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP): A Call to
February 5, 2024
WIOA Reauthorization: Federal Policy to Support Work-Based Learning
This past December, the House Education and Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R -N.C.) and Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-V.A.)
January 25, 2024
New Resource for Guiding Assessment Innovation
Current systems of assessment must change to allow for true student-centered learning experiences grounded in competency-based systems. Competency-based education moves
December 15, 2023
A Step Forward in ESRA Reauthorization
On December 5, 2023, Senate HELP Committee Chairman Sanders (D-VT) and Ranking Member Cassidy (R-LA) released the Advancing Research in
December 12, 2023
Promising Steps Towards Innovative Assessment Through IADA Guidance
Effectively transitioning to student-centered, competency-based education will require new systems of assessments that align to student-centered learning. In partnership with communities, many
November 30, 2023
Increasing Access to Work-Based Learning: Federal Policy Recommendations
Today the Aurora Institute released the report, Expanding Student Access to Work-Based Learning: Federal Policy Recommendations. The report outlines the
July 26, 2023