Learning Policy Institute
For The California Performance Assessment Collaborative
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Amount$695,500
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Program
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Date Awarded3/22/2016
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
The Institute for Education Policy is a national, nonpartisan education think tank that uses high-quality research to help education stakeholders advance evidence-based policies that support equitable learning. This grant aids in launching the California Performance Assessment Collaborative, a statewide pilot to help policymakers understand what is needed to broadly implement new, high-quality graduation performance assessments as alternatives to traditional measures. Greater use of such assessments of deeper learning outcomes will give practitioners and policymakers the opportunity to learn from one another, identify common principles, and engage in research on practices.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.learningpolicyinstitute.org
Address
1530 Page Mill Road, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for development of research to improve education policy and practice
The Learning Policy Institute conducts high-quality research to improve education policy and practice. This 18-month project will advance solutions to a set of new and evolving issues currently affecting K-12 public schools in order to help thought leaders in the education philanthropy, research, policy, and practice communities better understand, navigate, and contribute to the public discourse. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)
for general operating support
To create a stronger and more equitable public education system, the Learning Policy Institute provides policymakers and stakeholders at the local, state, and federal levels with the evidence, ideas, and actions needed to improve education. This grant provides general operating support for the Institute. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)
for supporting socioculturally responsive assessment systems anchored in OpenSciEd
The Learning Policy Institute conducts high-quality research to improve education policy and practice. With this grant, the institute will support states working on performance assessment systems anchored in high-quality instructional materials, in particular OpenSciEd. With the institute’s support, states will develop fair, valid, and meaningful assessments by producing research, examples, and guidance for socioculturally responsive assessment practices in science. The project also helps to advance the effective use of open educational resources and practices in ways that enable more responsive teaching and better learning. (Strategy: Open Education)
