Center for Policy and Advocacy February 2021 Updates
Federal Updates U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance to States on Assessing Student Learning During the Pandemic – On February
February 25, 2021
Category: Competency-Based Education
Innovation Is Everywhere
Originally published in Education Week under the title, “Stop Ignoring the Innovation That Happens in Traditional Public Schools.” Reprinted with permission from
February 3, 2021
Ensure Anytime, Anyplace Learning and Enable Competency-Based Learning in Distance Learning
This is the third in a series of blog posts presenting our latest issue brief, Mere Engagement: Reflections about the
January 28, 2021
Taking Time to Assess What Students Know, Think, and Feel
This blog first appeared on the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation website. What if testing could be used to reveal
January 11, 2021
Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement
Our circles of family and friends in education are submerged in the academic, safety, and security efforts of continuing a
January 7, 2021
What Does Attendance Mean in the COVID-19 Era? New Issue Brief Offers Analysis and Recommendations
Attendance looks dramatically different in the COVID-19 era of remote and online learning, and states are grappling with setting policies
November 13, 2020
Grading Policies Need to Be Re-Examined to Support the Shift to Competency-Based Education
The third blog in our new blog series explores how to redesign grading systems to best help students gain the
October 23, 2020
The Learner Promise: A Paradigm Shift Whose Time Has Come
The Aurora Institute today released A Promise for Equitable Futures: Enabling Systems Change to Scale Educational and Economic Mobility Pathways,
October 22, 2020
Move Away from Seat Time Credits to Awarding Credit Based on Demonstrated Mastery
The second blog in our new blog series highlighting the recently released Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era: Policy Actions
October 22, 2020
Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era
The Aurora Institute Center for Policy today released Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era: Policy Actions and Responses to
August 25, 2020