Federal and State Policy Updates Published August 2021
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Federal Updates U.S. Department of Education Approves State Plans for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to Support K-12
August 4, 2021
Category: Policy
How to Make Senior Capstones Truly Anti-Racist: Alternative Assessments Are Not Inherently Equitable Without Concerted Effort
This post was originally published by Future Focused Education. It is republished with permission from the organization. Visit their blog to
July 21, 2021
Federal and State Policy Updates Published July 12th
Federal Updates Education in a Pandemic: The Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on America’s Students The U.S.Department of Education released a
July 12, 2021
From One-Size-Fits-All Education to Learning Ecosystems: Our Call-to-Action for States
Today, I had a conversation with Kelly Young from Education Reimagined, who expressed new interest in learning ecosystems, as she
June 18, 2021
Educator Workforce Development
Big Ideas from Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Advancing Mastery-Based Policies Post-COVID-19
Karla Phillips-Krivickas is the senior policy director for KnowledgeWorks and founder of Inclusive Strategies. A long-time advocate for innovation and
June 14, 2021
States Can Use Innovation Zones as K-12 Reimagines Its Future after COVID
Today, the Aurora Institute Center for Policy published Innovation Zones: Policy Flexibility to Reimagine and Modernize K-12 Education Post-COVID-19, an
June 3, 2021
Where Did the Teachers of Color Go? Decolonizing Education Starts with Teacher Diversity
This article was republished with permission from Future Focused Education. Visit their blog to read more about education innovation. Nationally
May 20, 2021
Center for Policy and Advocacy April 2021 Updates
Federal Updates President Biden Announces Outlines the American Family Plan – During a joint address to Congress on April 28th,
May 6, 2021
Aurora Institute Seeks Field Input on Annual Stakeholder Survey
As a valued part of the Aurora Institute community and ally for educational systems change, we are seeking your responses
March 30, 2021
Center for Policy and Advocacy March 2021 Updates
Federal Updates U.S. Senate Confirms Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary – The United States Senate voted 64-33 in early March
March 28, 2021