Tag: Policies

Starting Smart with Learning Acceleration: A Quick Guide for Local Education Agency (LEA) Leaders

This quick guide supports district and system leaders in embedding learning acceleration into the instructional core by aligning strategy, professional learning, and system conditions. Organized around five foundational questions, it offers Hop, Skip, and Leapfrog actions to help LEA leaders strengthen instructional coherence, support schools, and sustain acceleration efforts over time. The guide includes curated resources and district examples to translate vision into actionable, context-specific steps.

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Starting Smart with Learning Acceleration: A Quick Guide for School Leaders

This guide equips principals and school-based leaders to make learning acceleration part of daily teaching and learning. Organized around five foundational questions, it provides Hop, Skip, and Leapfrog actions that help leaders align vision, structures, and instructional practices. With concrete examples and curated resources, the guide supports school teams in integrating learning acceleration strategies into lesson design, professional collaboration, and observation cycles.

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Shifting the Model of Learning Acceleration: Recommendations for Coordinated Action

This recommendations document outlines coordinated actions for state education agencies, local education agencies, funders, and researchers to align their efforts in support of systemwide learning acceleration. Building on the From Urgent to Future white paper, it offers role-specific Hop, Skip, and Leapfrog actions designed to bridge policy, practice, and evidence. Together, these recommendations create a roadmap for lasting, equitable instructional transformation across the K–12 sector.

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Starting Smart with Learning Acceleration: A Quick Guide for State Education Agency (SEA) Leaders

This guide helps state education agency leaders take practical, early steps to embed learning acceleration within daily instruction across their state. Organized around five foundational questions, it provides Hop, Skip, and Leapfrog actions that align vision, policy, and system supports to sustain learning acceleration as a core principle of teaching and learning. The guide includes curated resources, case studies, and tools to help SEAs move from fragmented initiatives to coherent, statewide progress.

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AI Policy Landscape Scan: Understanding the Field’s Early Response

This landscape scan captures and compares emerging AI guidance from state and local education agencies across the U.S., highlighting how leaders are beginning to frame instructional use, provide implementation supports, and articulate guiding principles. It offers a snapshot of the field’s early response to AI in K–12 education and can be used alongside other tools to inform more coherent, student-centered policy development.

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