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States Are Reimagining Education Through Student-centered Policy

Insights from five years of policy implementation and progress

Lillian Pace
Vice President of Policy and Strategic Advancement

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Driving Personalized Learning: Lessons in Leadership from Kentucky, Arizona and South Carolina

Education leaders across the nation share the role of leaders, lessons learned, challenges and conditions for education transformation.

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

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New State Policy Framework Builds on Decades of High School Transformation

Transforming high schools through student-centered state policy

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

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Competency-based Transcripts: Key State Policy Considerations

Rethinking transcripts to reflect student mastery and real-world skills

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

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State Policy Framework for Personalized Learning

Eight conditions to support the growth of personalized, competency-based learning through state policy

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

Additional Resources for the State Policy Framework

In support of the State Policy Framework for Personalized Learning, we’ve compiled additional resources to explore conditions more.

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

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A Bold Legislative Shift to Redefine Graduation

Insights into New Mexico’s legislative action on graduation requirements and what other states can learn from it

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

Four Key Insights into Competency-based Graduation Requirements

Four Key Insights into Competency-based Graduation Requirements

To adequately prepare students for what’s next, states are grounding graduation requirements in competency-based practices. We found consistency in four key areas.

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

Alfuth, Spaulding and Airola at a table in an event space at the 2024 ECS National Forum

Implementing Student-centered Learning Policies

Learn how Washington and Arkansas are implementing student-centered learning policies, structures and supports.

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

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Redesigning High School Around Competency-based Education and Pathways at Kettle Moraine

This charter school avoided restrictive state policies to implement competency-based learning.

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

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Empowering College and Career Pathways with Competency-aligned Policy Changes

Policy changes in North Dakota allowed this program to offer new, transformative learning experiences for students. What can other states do?

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

Transforming for Tomorrow: A State Policymaker's Guide for Supporting Student-Centered Education Systems

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 to implement a personalized, competency-based approach.

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

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