State Policies to Support Student-Centered Learning

State Policies to Support
Student-Centered Learning

Publication

July 14, 2022

Topics: State and Federal Policy

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

There is growing interest in student-centered learning as an approach to rethinking education systems and instructional design to better support individual learners
In recent years, state policymakers have studied the issue and pursued multiple approaches to support schools and districts seeking to shift instructional models toward student-centered learning
Trends in recent years represent the continued expansion of student-centered learning policies in the states

With growing interest in student-centered learning as an approach to rethinking education systems and instructional design to better support individual learners, KnowledgeWorks teamed up with Education Commission of the States (ECS) to use their respective policy tracking systems to scan student-centered policies in all 50 states that empower districts to implement student-centered learning.

The policy brief offers an analysis of policy trends, state case studies and key considerations for those interested in a personalized, competency-based system. It also explores the existing foundation of student-centered learning policies by providing information on every state’s policy in three categories:

Assessment of student mastery
Flexible governance
Student-centered learning frameworks

The accompanying scan includes information on state graduate portraits and profiles, graduation requirements and course credit options, and policies permitting flexible school governance.

Read the full policy brief and scan at ECS.

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