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K-12 education leaders and teachers interested in competency, but policy stands in the way
New study says large percentage of innovative school districts, leaders, administrators and teachers are interested in competency education, but have...
Cincinnati Museum Center announces 2015 Difference Makers
KnowledgeWorks was named the 2015 large non-profit Difference Maker by the Cincinnati Museum Center during its Feb. 7 awards ceremony.
ESEA reauthorization must focus on excellence, equity and innovation
KnowledgeWorks encourages federal policymakers to enact a reauthorization bill in the 114th Congress that maintains a strong commitment to accountability...
Federal PELL Grant Experiment Extends Financial Aid to High School Students in Dual Enrollment and Early College Programs
KnowledgeWorks and EDWorks applaud President Obama’s recent announcement of a federal Pell grant experiment for high schools students earning college...
Federal ESEA conversations support shift to competency education
Senate Chairman's ESEA reauthorization discussion draft would enable states to implement competency-based assessment systems.
Cris Mulder Named VP of Communications and Marketing for KnowledgeWorks
KnowledgeWorks has named veteran communications and marketing executive Cris Mulder as its Vice President of Marketing and Communications.
Collective Impact to be discussed at White House events today
Today, KnowledgeWorks President and CEO Judy Peppler will join President Obama, the First Lady and Vice President Biden along with...
KnowledgeWorks and iNACOL release policy guide to support next-generation educator workforce
Laying the Foundation for Competency Education: A Policy Guide for the Next Generation Educator Workforce helps the education system prepare...
Topics: Education Policy
Williams to expand conversation and build support at Education Commission of the States
Matt Williams will participate in a workshop-style session, In with the ‘New’ School: The Future of K-12 Education in America,...
KnowledgeWorks releases paper defining conditions needed to implement personalized learning
District Conditions for Scale: A Practical Guide to Scaling Personalized Learning lays out 10 district-level conditions needed to scale personalized...
Katherine Prince to share future of learning insights at TEDxColumbus
KnowledgeWorks Senior Director of Strategic Foresight Katherine Prince will call for systematic transformation to help create an equitable education system...
Designing learning for individuals, not institutions
Innovating Toward a Vibrant Learning Ecosystem: Ten Pathways for Transforming Learning lays out 10 pathways needed to help change the current educational...
New policy guide calls on federal policymakers to support collective impact
Improving Student Outcomes Through Collective Impact: A Guide for Federal Policymakers calls on federal policymakers to support collective impact work...
KnowledgeWorks Completes Spin-off of New Tech Network
KnowledgeWorks Completes Spin-off of New Tech Network
KnowledgeWorks Welcomes New Board Member
Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds was appointed to the KnowledgeWorks board of directors, the organization announced.
KnowledgeWorks Announces New Partnership in New Tech Network to Expand Innovative Learning and Student Achievement
KnowledgeWorks announced today it will spinout California-based New Tech Network to become an independent non-profit organization.
New Tech Network Students Above National Average in High School Graduation and College Enrollment Rates
New Tech Network (NTN) released its 2014 Data Report showing the high rate of college enrollment is evident in New...
StriveTogether and Harvard Business School Partner to Talk Collective Impact
On Tuesday, May 13 2014, leaders at StriveTogether discussed a recent case study published by the Harvard Business School, StriveTogether:...
StriveTogether Movement for Collective Impact Attracting More Than 40 Cities Nationwide to Explore Investment
Civic leaders, educators, and community organizers have gathered to take part in StriveTogether’s “2014 Exploring Communities Convening” national conference.
Building Capacity for Systems Change: A Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education
KnowledgeWorks and iNACOL released a new report which provides a comprehensive vision for supporting state and local efforts to implement...
Two of the Nation’s Top Leaders Talk School Improvement with Students at Successful Turnaround School
Two of the nation’s top leaders sat down with students of Douglass High’s Academy of Global Leadership and Public Policy...
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