The Rise of Micro-Credentials | A Conversation on Measuring School Success

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New Report

Skill Building: The Emerging Micro-Credential Movement in K-12 Education

As micro-credentials surge in higher education and the workforce, a growing number of K-12 schools are exploring how these short-form, skills-based credentials can expand opportunities for their students. In FutureEd’s latest report, Senior Fellow Anne Kim examines the rise of micro-credentialing in K-12 education, exploring in-depth the movement’s origins, early outcomes, and future potential.

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Upcoming webinar

How Should We Measure School Performance? A Conversation.

With student achievement declining and many states struggling to effectively support school improvement, it’s time to revisit a fundamental question: What makes a good school, and how should we measure it?

Join FutureEd on June 4 from 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET for a timely conversation about today's school measurement and accountability systems and how policymakers can build research-based measurement models to drive school improvement. Moderated by FutureEd Senior Fellow Lynn Olson, the panel will feature:

Elaine Allensworth, Executive Director, UChicago Consortium on School Research
Jeff Broom, Director of school quality measurement and research, Chicago Public Schools
Jon Deane, CEO, GreatSchools
Denise Forte, President and CEO, EdTrust
Lizzette Reynolds, Tennessee Commissioner of Education

State Legislative Tracking

FutureEd continues to monitor state legislative activity on key education issues:

Tutoring
We're tracking 30 bills in 17 states that mandate new tutoring initiatives, earmark funding for tutoring, or strengthen tutoring infrastructure in public education. Two bills have been enacted so far—one providing $1 million in funding for at-risk students in New Mexico, and another increasing tutoring grants for parents in Arkansas.

Private-School Choice
This session, we’re following 114 bills across 30 states focused on expanding, revising, or limiting private school choice. So far, five states have created or expanded universal programs, bringing the total to 16 states with programs permitting every family to use public funding for private schooling.

Chronic Absenteeism
We’re monitoring 56 bills across 22 states aimed at addressing chronic absenteeism. Eight measures have been enacted into law to date. Among other things, they refine the definition of absenteeism, mandate studies of the causes and consequences of chronic absenteeism, limit disciplinary actions again absent students, and require stronger attendance tracking requirements.

We're also tracking new senior appointments at the U.S. Department of Education.

teaching Profession

By the Numbers

+31%

Change in per-pupil spending by school districts (2002–2022)

-2.5%

Change in average salaries of district employees (2002–2022)

Source: The 74

The Churn

The latest leadership changes in the education sector

Ash Vasudeva, currently the president and CEO of ConnectED, has been named the next director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s Education Program.

Stephen Pruitt, president of the Southern Regional Education Board, has been named the new president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

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