The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), a broad coalition of education, non-profit and business leaders, in conjunction with stakeholders from P21’s Leadership States, are gathering this Friday, July 15, in Stowe, Vt., at P21’s 5th annual Institute.21 best practices forum. The meeting provides a venue for states to share promising ideas, policies and innovations in the assessment of 21st century teaching and learning.

During the day-long forum, numerous deputy state education chiefs and notable education research scientists will also focus on the alignment between 21st century skills and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). P21 will launch its new Common Core Toolkit, designed to support state education leaders in implementing CCSS within P21’s comprehensive 21st century skills framework.