Policies & Systems
New Pathways
Why Are New Pathways Essential?
Across the nation, leading institutions and organizations are identifying pathways as a core component of a thriving economy and a missing piece from the K-12 experience.
New Pathways
How Teacher Beliefs Transform Student Outcomes: The Impact of Collective Educator Agency
At AVID, we’ve learned that when educators believe in their ability to act and that their action will bring about the desired outcome, they become even more efficient and effective. With collective educator agency, educators take intentional actions grounded in the belief that together, they can support all students in being academically successful.
Learner-Centered
Four Key Lessons from Utah for Accelerating and Expanding Learner-Centered Education
Policymakers and practitioners regularly stated that the country couldn’t afford to simply revert to our traditional, industrial-era approach to education. What can be done to take advantage of this opportunity and transform and reinvent our K-12 system into something better?
New Pathways
The Tail is Wagging the Education System
Given the staggering number of students who are not well-served by the efficiency-focused college admissions process for a small number of elite universities, it is time for us to redefine success, prioritize authentic learning, and offer relevant pathways to ensure that all students know who they are, thrive and community and actively engage in the world as their best selves.
Equity & Access
Delivering on the Promise of Digital Equity
A new white paper, Delivering on the Promise of Digital Equity, explores how state and local leaders can work to close the digital divide in their communities.
New Pathways
North Star Goal: Every Learner on a Personalized Pathway
Recent policies, commitments and initiatives at the state and national level are paving the way for new, effective pathways to skillful employment.
New Pathways
Understanding Opportunity Costs in Education
Opportunity costs need to be calculated in education and those calculations must be focused on the learners, not the school or system.
New Pathways
Whose Accountability System is this Anyway? Kentucky’s Journey Toward Shared Ownership of Assessment and Accountability Systems
Kentucky is one of the proud recipients of this year’s Competitive Grant for State Assessment (CGSA) awards from the US Department of Education. One of the key challenges of the current assessment and accountability system - the lack of coherence between the demands of the state and what local communities value.
Equity & Access
How 3 States Are Eliminating Barriers to Dual Enrollment for Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities are often told that the services and support they receive in school cannot be offered in dual or concurrent enrollment programs. Some states have taken steps to make sure that their students with disabilities have access to dual and concurrent enrollment programs.
Leadership
What Educators Need: Building Cultures of Trust in an Era of Top-Down Educational Legislation
This article explores the prevalence of top-down legislation and accountability systems in education today, and the ways they are negatively impacting PreK-12 educators in the United States.