Topic: State and Federal 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

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Building a Collaborative Network for Student-centered Learning in New York City Public Schools

How New York City educators, leaders and students are innovating in response to the state’s changing graduation requirements

Laura Hilger
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

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Supporting Students, Advancing Our Future

KnowledgeWorks recommended short- and long-term actions for the new administration in four key areas

KnowledgeWorks

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

photo of three women of different races/ethnicities smiling at the camera: Lillian Pace, Brenda Calderon and Amalia Chamorro

Innovating Assessment Through Federal and State Partnerships

Research tells us assessments in traditional education systems aren’t working. Explore how states can work with the federal government to innovate assessments.

Lillian Pace
Vice President of Policy and Strategic Advancement

Funding Structures to Support Personalized Learning

Funding strategies to address state needs while scaling innovative teaching and learning.

KnowledgeWorks

A Spectrum of Governance and Funding Structures

Insights into governance/finance structures supporting personalized, competency-based learning.

KnowledgeWorks

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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Clearing the Path for Assessment Innovation

The status quo is failing kids; federal policy must evolve to allow schools to give them what they deserve. Here's how.

KnowledgeWorks

Improvements to the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority give states a chance to design improved student-centered assessment systems.

Turning Point on Assessment Innovation?

Improvements to the IADA give states a chance to design improved student-centered assessment systems.

Lillian Pace
Vice President of Policy and Strategic Advancement

KnowledgeWorks works alongside teachers, school district leaders and communities to provide competency-based education implementation support and to assist in the scaling of a personalized, competency-based learning system tailored to each learning community.

Supporting Education Transformation with State Policy

Some of the most innovative schools and districts are making the shift to a learning environment.

KnowledgeWorks

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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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