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Lessons for Sustainable Policy Change

New book offers strategies relevant to today’s political landscape.

Published: March 21, 2023
Topics: Education Policy
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Personalizing Learning for Students with Disabilities by Increasing Access to College in High School Courses

A joint report considers issues Colorado must address to improve concurrent enrollment access and success for students with disabilities.

Published: February 16, 2023
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy
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Advancing Education Innovation Through Place-Based Strategies

Place-based strategies lead to greater engagement of stakeholders and greater ownership of the work.

Published: November 30, 2022
Topics: Education Policy, Systems Change
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Out of the Box

Out of the Box provides an action plan for rethinking teaching and learning in a way that better prepares today’s...

Published: October 18, 2022
Topics: Building Capacity, Education Policy, Systems Change
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Transforming for Tomorrow: A State Policymaker’s Guide for Supporting Student-Centered Education Systems

This guide is designed to help a range of state policymakers identify initial steps to support schools and districts wanting...

Published: September 12, 2022
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy, Vision and Culture
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Connecting the Dots: Linking Student-Centered Learning and College and Career Pathways

How student-centered learning and college and career pathways best prepare learners to create a more hopeful future

Published: August 31, 2022
Topics: Education Policy
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Six Areas Where Policy Is Advancing Student-Centered Learning

Watch a conversation about states passing student-centered education policies from the six areas of interest.

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State Policies to Support Student-Centered Learning

KnowledgeWorks and ECS teamed up for a 50-state student-centered policy scan. Read the joint brief.

Published: July 14, 2022
Topics: Education Policy
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Five Recommendations for State Leaders Implementing Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

A report gives recommendations for state leaders implementing personalized, competency-based learning based off groundbreaking research.

Published: June 30, 2022
Topics: Education Policy, Impact and Improvement
Article
Capturing and Communicating Learning Requires More Than Time-Based Measures

Learn how a mastery-based transcript meets the needs of future-focused teaching and learning and how we can implement it.

Published: June 23, 2022
Topics: 101, Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy
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2022 Legislative Session Recap

As the legislative sessions end, we take a look at education policies supporting personalized, competency-based learning across the nation, using...

Published: June 16, 2022
Topics: Education Policy
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Building Toward ESEA Reauthorization

Now is the time for change. Here is a learning agenda for federal assessment and accountability reform.

Published: May 31, 2022
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy
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Accelerating Assessment and Accountability Innovation

Assessment and accountability recommendations for states leading the future of student-centered school quality systems

Published: May 31, 2022
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy
Article
2022 Legislation to Keep Your Eyes On

We’ve identified over 200 bills across 40 states that would advance priorities in support of personalized, competency-based learning. Find out...

Published: April 26, 2022
Topics: Education Policy
Article
States Report on Advancing Student-Centered Learning at SXSW EDU

Two SXSWedu sessions hosted district and state leaders sharing their efforts in pursuit of systemic change.

Published: April 1, 2022
Topics: Education Policy
Article
Federal Action to Support Competitive Grants for State Assessments

The Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bill which Congress passed includes funding for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments program.

Published: March 18, 2022
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy
Article
Leading for and through Change

Three CCSSO leaders share strategies from their states in support of personalized, competency-based learning. And none are alike.

Published: March 11, 2022
Topics: Building Capacity, Education Policy
Article
Overcoming Differences in Federal Accountability and Assessment Reform

KnowledgeWorks is thinking deeply and critically about a set of policy solutions that will help our country create a bridge...

Published: March 2, 2022
Topics: Education Policy
Article
The Fast Track to COVID Recovery Is Not Through Tracking

How state and local policymakers can dismantle tracking and build more student-centered, equitable education systems

Published: February 9, 2022
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy
Article
Students Want Meaningful, Personalized Learning – and Pennsylvania Educators Do, Too

How listening to students – and acting on what they hear – is shaping teaching and learning in Pennsylvania

Published: December 8, 2021
Topics: Community Partnerships, Education Policy, Vision and Culture
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Measuring Forward: Emerging Trends in K-12 Assessment Innovation

A report on insights and innovations emerging in K-12 assessment systems.

Published: November 8, 2021
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy
Article
Strengthening Systems: How States Are Rethinking Human Capital Systems and Technology Infrastructure in the COVID-19 Era

How 12 states are rethinking systems and infrastructures for supporting individual learning of every student.

Published: October 28, 2021
Topics: Education Policy, Overcoming Challenges
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Supporting Students in Learning: How States are Rethinking Policies to Support Students in the COVID-19 Era

How states are rethinking policies to support students in the COVID-19 era

Published: October 6, 2021
Topics: Education Policy
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Assessments of and for Learning: How States Are Rethinking Accountability and Assessment Policies in the COVID-19 Era

How states are rethinking system accountability and k-12 assessment systems in the COVID-19 era

Published: September 15, 2021
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy