The Alliance for Excellent Education held a webinar on the Asia Society’s Global Cities Education Network, which works to identify effective strategies in urban school systems in North America and Asia to transform learning and achieve equity.

The Alliance for Excellent Education held a webinar to explore findings from a new study from the Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) at Stanford University that answers questions related to the challenges posed by new Common Core State Standards assessment requirements. It provides data on what states and districts currently spend on tests, showing that education systems currently spend more than is commonly believed. And it offers options for reducing costs for high-quality assessments.

The Alliance for Excellent Education held a follow-up webinar on the examination of the future of teacher preparation that was initiated in December 2012. The first webinar in this series featured Ron Thorpe of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; Barnett Berry of the Center for Teaching Quality; and Lynne Schrum, dean of the College of Human Resources and Education at West Virginia University, who discussed the implications of an increasingly global economy and complex world for training teachers.

The Alliance for Excellent Education held the third in its series of webinars for Project 24. This webinar provided an introduction to one of the gears in the Project 24 framework: use of time.

The Alliance for Excellent Education held a webinar on The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Challenges for School Leadership (2012) that captures the viewpoints and experiences of teachers and principals working to implement the Common Core State Standards, transform curriculum and instructional practice, address the individual needs of diverse learners, and ensure all students are college and career ready in an environment of continued strained resources.

The Alliance for Excellent Education held the second in its series of webinars for Project 24. This webinar provided an introduction to one of the gears in the Project 24 framework: technology and infrastructure.

The Alliance for Excellent Education, the New America Foundation, and a number of other stakeholders held a Twitter town hall that featured views and commentary from policymakers, researchers, students, parents, and other stakeholders. The conversation  focused on current problems with the federal student aid system and discuss the ways that these problems can be addressed.

The Alliance for Excellent Education held a webinar on the transition to Common Core State Standards and Next-Generation Science Standards presents both opportunities and challenges for the growing number of English language learners. A number of initiatives are underway to help English learners access grade-level content while building their language proficiency. Stanford University launched a two-year initiative—Understanding Language—to look at the language demands contained in the new standards. The Council of Chief State School Officers recently developed the Framework for English Language Proficiency Development Standards to help states understand the sophisticated language competencies English language learners will need to perform in an academic area.

The Alliance for Excellent Education held a briefing focused on how the transition to Common Core State Standards and Next-Generation Science Standards presents both opportunities and challenges for the growing number of English language learners.

The Alliance for Excellent Education held a webinar that provided an update on what’s happening with education policy in Washington, DC now, as well as what’s likely to get done and what’s likely to linger this year.