It Takes a Whole Society: Opening Up the Learning Landscape in the High School Years
This report calls for a creating a richer fabric of learning opportunities for youth. A much broader segment of society needs to collaborate to find the means to engage young people in meaningful learning. Nearly one-third of the four million youth who enter high school each year will drop out. The over-reliance on one institution… Read More ›
Talking About Skills and Learning: A Frameworks Message Memo for the Core Story of Education Project
The first in a series of interpretive reports to emerge from the FrameWorks Institute’s Core Story of Education Project, this report outlines obstacles that prevent education reformers from engaging in meaningful public discussions about improving students’ skills development. Source Organization: FrameWorks Institute VISIT THE RESOURCE
Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning
This 2011 report offers recommendations for education leaders and state policymakers operating within time and resource restrictions to work toward competency-based models of learning. Time and resources shouldn’t prohibit states from implementing student-centered, performance-based learning policies. Source Organization: iNACOL Visit the Resource
Integrating Education Technology with Student-Centered Learning
This executive summary provides a look at the potential that education technology offers and the steps needed to better understand when education technology is most effective in student-centered learning and for whom. While education technology can serve as a powerful education tool, it cannot drive reform on its own. To be widely adopted, education technology must… Read More ›
It’s Not a Matter of Time: Highlights from the 2011 Competency-Based Learning Summit
This paper summarizes the topics discussed at the March 2011 Competency-Based Learning Summit, including learning time, the work of successful schools and districts, and tough issues such as accountability, equity and assessment. At the summit, education leaders and innovators met to share knowledge and research related to competency-based learning. Source Organization: Aurora Institute Visit the… Read More ›
Leadership in Action: Education, Prosperity, and Economic Competitiveness
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines why education is so important to the future of our economy and democracy. In today’s knowledge economy, where students are competing for jobs alongside highly educated and motivated graduates from every corner of the globe, education has never been more… Read More ›
Roadmap for Next-Generation State Accountability Systems
This report presents the vision of chief state school officers and state education agencies to dramatically improve student achievement through the development and implementation of next-generation state accountability systems. This roadmap serves as a foundational tool for states to take bold action in developing next-generation accountability systems that are based on the goal of college-… Read More ›
Leadership in Action: What are Real-World Learning Experiences?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series explains that in today’s world, relevance, usefulness, and real-world application need to inform every dimension of the high school experience. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What are Personalized Learning Pathways?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines what personalized learning really means. Personalized learning pathways encourage students to pursue their passions while encouraging them to take more responsibility for their education. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What is a Proficiency-Based Diploma?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines a need that in today’s world, a high school diploma has to mean something. To make sure that every high school diploma certifies strong preparation for college, work, and life, the old system needs to change. Source Organization: New England Secondary… Read More ›
Leadership in Action: What Should a 21st Century High School Look Like?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series outlines what it means to develop a 21st century high school that will ensure our students are among the best educated in the world. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource
Leadership in Action: What Can the World’s Best Schools Teach Us?
This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Leadership in Action series looks abroad for ideas and lessons that will ensure that our students are culturally competent and prepared to succeed in a global economy. Source Organization: New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Visit the Resource