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
Category: Competency-Based Education
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
Moving from One-Size-Fits-All: Changes Needed for Innovative Assessment Pilots in the Wake of COVID-19
In the 2019-2020 school year, all 50 states received permission from the U.S. Department of Education to waive the statewide
August 11, 2020
The Learning Sciences Supports the Shift to Student-Centered Learning
The findings from the learning sciences support the shift to student-centered learning models, such as competency-based education and personalized learning.
July 22, 2020
Align K-12, Higher Education, CTE, and the Workforce with Competency-Based Pathways
This post continues our special series on Future-Focused State Policy Actions to Transform K-12 Education. The series highlights policy issues to
July 20, 2020
Trends and Analysis of Learning Sciences Literature
By synthesizing the research and resources from the literature review in our report, Aligning Education Policy with the Science
July 15, 2020
Demonstration of Mastery Gives K-12 Credentials Their Meaning
This post continues our special series on Future-Focused State Policy Actions to Transform K-12 Education. The series highlights policy issues
July 13, 2020
Derek Wenmoth on the Development of Global Competencies
This post was originally published on Derek’s Blog on July 4, 2020. A new generation of students requires different skills
July 9, 2020