ERIC Number: ED608216
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 17
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10 Future-Focused State Policy Actions to Transform K-12 Education
Patrick, Susan; Truong, Natalie; Chambers, Alexis
Aurora Institute
State policymakers are in a unique position to enable the innovations in education necessary to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Working with 8,000 educators nationwide, the Aurora Institute identified the top 10 issues to address in state policy for transforming the K-12 education system: (1) Profile of a Graduate; (2) Innovation Zones; (3) Competency-Based Education Task Forces & Pilots; (4) Credit Flexibility; (5) Meaningful Credentials; (6) Competency-Based Pathways Alignment across K-12, Higher Education, Career and Technical Education, and Workforce/Employment; (7) Education Workforce Modernization; (8) Educator Workforce Diversity; (9) Balanced Systems of Assessment; and (10) Next-Generation Accountability Systems. Change will happen through a concerted effort to organize a movement toward learner-centered enabling policies to increase flexibility and expand pathways for students, based on mastery of knowledge and skills. This publication sets a policy agenda to effect change through the 10 priorities. The sections in this report describe each of the priorities, provides examples of states with leading initiatives, and offers a set of bold policy actions to activate and scale change. There is a special issue section at the end of the report on continuity of learning.
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Competency Based Education, Alignment (Education), High School Graduates, Profiles, Credits, Competency Based Teacher Education, Student Evaluation, Vocational Education, Higher Education, Employment, Diversity (Faculty), Accountability, Emergency Programs
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Aurora Institute, Center for Policy
Identifiers - Location: South Carolina; Virginia; Utah; Oregon; New Hampshire; Arizona; Vermont; Tennessee; California; Kentucky; Alabama; Colorado; New York
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