This report analyzes recent learning sciences research and provides nine recommendations to address a critical need: how can education policy support and align with the science of learning and development? Research on how students learn and develop is providing teachers, practitioners, and policymakers with insights on how to help students learn and grow academically and […]

Several times per year, governors and their state teams meet to discuss critical issues for state policy. On October 16 – 18, 2019, the National Governors Association is convening Governors in Chicago to discuss issues around the future of education, training, and the future of work in a convening titled, “Future Workforce Now: State Policy […]

Which states lead in helping districts and schools create more personalized learning for students? This is a frequent question we are asked by state policymakers. Although there are different state policy entry points for this work, the examples below illustrate some of the state policy strategies that support personalized learning approaches and competency-based education systems, […]

This is the eighth vlog in a series sharing highlights from keynote addresses that will focus on current events and themes in education. This video features the topic of equity. Kara Bobroff (Navajo/Lakota), Founder of NACA-Inspired Schools Network, shares the process of developing North American Community Academy in New Mexico. Through implementing a culturally relevant, […]

Schools and districts across the United States are realizing the promise of competency-based education – transforming the culture and structure of the traditional time-based system into one that is designed to help every student succeed. View this archived webinar to hear Susan Patrick and Eliot Levine reflect on the current state of competency-based education. Gain […]

In new models of teaching and learning, assessing what students know and can do looks very different from the traditional model of education. In the latest episode of our new podcast series, Innovation Spotlight, iNACOL Vice President for Federal and State Policy Maria Worthen and Policy Associate Alexis Chambers recently discussed challenges and opportunities to […]

This is the seventh vlog in a series sharing highlights from keynote addresses that will focus on current events and themes in education. This video features the topic of equity. Caroline Hill, Founder of 228 Accelerator and formerly with CityBridge Foundation, encourages education leaders to share the responsibility of changing the narrative in society, and […]

The journey to competency-based education (CBE) is often filled with lessons, challenges, detours, setbacks, and successes. Though there are many on-ramps to future-focused student-centered learning models, the shift typically begins with a question: how can we do better on behalf of our young learners to adequately prepare them for life after K-12 education? This webinar […]