With 20 years of experience, KnowledgeWorks passionate, experienced team partners with schools, communities and policymakers. Access our library of resources: strategic forecasts, academic white papers, infographics, stories from the field, success stories from our partners and more.
Resources
Publication
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...
Publication
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
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy, Vision and Culture
Article
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
Topics: Education Policy
Video
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.
Publication
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
Topics: Education Policy
Article
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.
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.
Article
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
Topics: Education Policy
Publication
Building Toward ESEA Reauthorization
Now is the time for change. Here is a learning agenda for federal assessment and accountability reform.
Publication
Accelerating Assessment and Accountability Innovation
Assessment and accountability recommendations for states leading the future of student-centered school quality systems
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
Article
Measuring Forward: Emerging Trends in K-12 Assessment Innovation
A report on insights and innovations emerging in K-12 assessment systems.
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.
Article
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
Topics: Education Policy
Article
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
Article
Advocacy Is an Art
Exploring community-based advocacy strategies used in environmental folk arts that can be used for personalized-competency-based learning
Article
Cast your vote for KnowledgeWorks in the SXSW EDU 2022 PanelPicker
KnowledgeWorks has submitted three sessions to SXSWedu 2022. Voting to select conference sessions begins now and the process only takes...
Published: August 10, 2021
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Future of Learning, Systems Change
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Future of Learning, Systems Change
Article
Common Sense Guide to Using Federal Education Funds
Education leaders can be effective stewards of federal funds to create sustainable shifts to more equitable learning environments. Here’s how.
Published: August 6, 2021
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy