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Brief: Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core of K-12 Instruction: Educator Insights into Scaling and Implementation

This second brief from FullScale (formerly operating as The Learning Accelerator), “Innovative Approaches to Learning Acceleration Within the Core of K-12 Instruction: Educator Insights into Scaling and Implementation,” shares on-the-ground perspectives from educators participating in FullScale’s Accelerating Adoption Network. Building on initial observations from Mathematica’s evaluation, this brief explores what educators actually experienced as they worked to scale the adoption of 10 technology-enabled innovations designed to accelerate student learning within core instruction. Explore this brief’s standalone executive summary.

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July 22, 2025

The State of Competency-Based Education Policy Map

The State of Competency-Based Education Policy Map is an interactive tool developed in partnership with KnowledgeWorks. Designed to highlight state-level innovation, this map provides a comprehensive overview of how K-12 education policies nationwide are supporting the shift toward competency-based education (CBE). Whether you’re a policymaker, educator or advocate, this tool helps you explore how states are enabling personalized, student-centered learning through key policy levers.

Click on a state to view detailed information about:

  • State vision and learning frameworks
  • Graduation requirements
  • Seat time flexibility
  • Waivers and innovation pilots
  • Funding strategies
  • Statewide networks and partnerships

You can also browse related stories and sort by topic or state to see where opportunities for policy growth exist. This map will be updated regularly as new policies emerge and systems evolve. Join us in tracking the transformation of education, one state at a time.

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July 11, 2025

Deepening Student Learning in Three Kentucky Communities

The Aurora Institute toured three Kentucky sites in 2025 to elevate lessons from past work and to assess progress to date and goals for the future. Using document review, on-the-ground interviews, observation, and existing expertise in deeper learning, each case study aims to authentically tell the story of each system’s shift to deeper learning and the way the changes have shaped the student experience. The three sites include: Metcalfe County Middle School, Woodford County Public Schools, and Beechwood Independent Schools.

Together, we uncovered four key themes as key elements of success at these sites: a shared vision to unite the community, clear expectations that enable flexibility, student demonstrations that unlock authentic applications of knowledge and skills, and opportunities for teacher learning and leadership to lay the groundwork.

These themes echo the existing body of work of the Aurora Institute, the field of competency-based education, and the education research field more broadly. Understanding the implementation journeys of real schools and districts helps bridge a transformative vision into reality for our young people.

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July 8, 2025
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