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Rebuilding Education’s Future to Serve Students Rather Than Politics
In recent Twitter chats, so many individuals recognized that a more equitable system is needed, but similar to the JFF...
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Moving Personalized Learning out of “Pilot Phase”
Broadly speaking, personalized learning is stuck in the school pilot phase. How do we reach a level of scale that...
Published: February 27, 2015
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Breaking down the Policy Barriers Facing K-12 Competency Education
Breaking down the Policy Barriers Facing K-12 Competency Education
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Building Consensus and Momentum: A Policy and Political Landscape for K-12 Competency Education
This paper addresses three policy areas to focus on in building an educational system that supports competency education.
Published: February 17, 2015
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Encouraging Policymakers to Stand Up for ECHS
KnowledgeWorks early college high schools offer traditionally underserved students the opportunity to earn up to 60 hours of college credit...
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Haircuts and Love Notes Don’t Matter, but Supporting Personalized Education Does
By Jesse Moyer The last few weeks have been a pretty exciting time, both personally and professionally. No, it isn’t...
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2015 ESEA Collective Impact Recommendations
Federal policymakers can support the impact of these partnerships by adopting collective impact recommendations in the next ESEA reauthorization.
Published: February 3, 2015
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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2015 ESEA High School Reform Recommendations
Federal policymakers can improve alignment between high school, postsecondary education and the workforce by implementing these 2015 ESEA recommendations.
Published: February 3, 2015
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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2015 ESEA Recommendations
KnowledgeWorks encourages federal policymakers to reauthorize ESEA during the 114th Congress to help states and districts better align their education...
Published: February 2, 2015
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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How to Find Balance on Mandated Testing? Ask the Right Questions.
The current tension around testing is fueled by many issues and layers of the system. It is not simply a...
Published: February 2, 2015
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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ESEA Discussion Draft Creates Opportunity for Wide Range of Stakeholder Input, Including Competency Education
As a growing number of states and districts adopt competency-based models and practices, federal policy must evolve to support education...
Published: January 26, 2015
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Stepping Into the Complex World of Education Data Systems
States like Virginia and New Hampshire understand that it is not really possible to actualize school improvement when data is...
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2015 ESEA Competency Recommendations
KnowledgeWorks and The International Association for K-12 Online Learning have partnered to release recommendations for ESEA reauthorization.
Published: January 15, 2015
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Competency Education Gains a Seat at the Congressional Negotiating Table
After years of running up against federal time-based policy barriers, Lamar Alexander (R–TN) released a discussion draft for reauthorization of...
Published: January 15, 2015
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Launching the District Conditions of Scale
By Jesse Moyer It’s been a bit of a whirlwind since we launched the District Conditions for Scale. With...
Published: December 18, 2014
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Exploring Possibilities for Districts in Texas
Katherine Prince, Jesse Moyer and Jason Swanson collaborated with TASA to involve their members in exploring how they might move...
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Sharing Educational Insight at iNACOL Annual Symposium
More than 2,500 experts and educational leaders explored the next-generation of learning at this year’s iNACOL Blended and Online Learning...
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District Conditions for Scale: A Practical Guide to Scaling Personalized Learning©
What are the conditions that a K-12 school district should put in place to support the scaling of personalized learning?
Published: November 6, 2014
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Congratulations to Akron – Talent Dividend Prize Winner
From 2010 to 2013, Akron had an increase of more than 20 percent in the number of students earning associate,...
Published: November 3, 2014
Topics: Community Partnerships, Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA
Topics: Community Partnerships, Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA
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Big Data Backlash
Matt Williams led and facilitated a session at the Grantmakers for Education’s (GFE) annual conference in Miami. The session was...
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When discussing preschool, quality is key
What catalyst is needed to dramatically grow preschool enrollment? Why has it stalled? What can state and city governments do...
Published: October 29, 2014
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Educating all students at the highest level, no matter how difficult
Recently, Education Next, published quarterly by the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, is also sponsored by Program on Education Policy and...
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Finding inspiration in a 17-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Education is a human right. It has the power to transform lives, lift people out of current circumstances, and propel...
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Collective Impact: The End of Piecemeal Education Reform
Did you know the United States spends more educating its citizens than any other developed nation, yet we continue to...