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Thinking Ahead: AI in Math Education

September 26, 2025

Gugma Vidal

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Rethink Instruction

A Garden Grows in Greenup: Rethinking Learning, Accountability, and Community Connection

August 22, 2025

Dr. Rob Collins

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

Reimagining School Starts with Reclaiming Time

July 18, 2025

Rachel Albright, Lacey Eckles, Carmen Coleman

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Call for Effectiveness Research on Competency-Based Education

July 17, 2025

Thanos Patelis

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Lead Change and Innovation

Students Vlogs: Showcasing Meaningful Assessment

June 19, 2025

Gugma Vidal

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Activate Student Agency

How Schools Are Infusing Trust, Autonomy, and Relevance into Learning

June 12, 2025

Jason Krobatsch

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Learn Lessons from the Field

Youth Voices: Real World Preparation at PPHS

May 29, 2025

Juriette Diveley

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Activate Student Agency, Learn Lessons from the Field

Proficiency-Based Learning at Winooski

May 22, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Community Schools, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Engage Community, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Community-Centered Winooski

May 22, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Community Schools, Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Engage Community, Learn Lessons from the Field

The Learning Community of Winooski, Vermont

May 22, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Community Schools, Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Engage Community, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

Learners at the Center: Competency-Based Education at CICS West Belden

May 15, 2025

Kelly Organ

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Community Schools, Learn Lessons from the Field

CICS West Belden: For the Community

May 15, 2025

Kelly Organ

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Community Schools

Welcome to West Belden

May 15, 2025

Kelly Organ

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Community Schools

Finding a Way Forward Together: Community Schools and CBE

May 7, 2025

Laurie Gagnon, Kelly Organ, Gugma Vidal

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Community Schools

Competency-Based Learning: Emphasizing Life Skills, Reflection, and Proficiency

May 1, 2025

Jason Krobatsch

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Co-Developing a Student Survey with Washington Stakeholders

April 29, 2025

Kelly Organ

Issue(s): Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

Leadership and Agency with Tom Rooney

April 24, 2025

Chiara Wegener, Thomas Rooney, Board Chair

Issue(s): Activate Student Agency, Engage Community, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction

How Cognitive Neuroscience Informs Competency-Based Education: A Practical Guide

April 22, 2025

Dorothy Clerk

Issue(s): Activate Student Agency, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Meaningful Qualifications

Personalized Language Learning meets Proficiency-Based Credits in a Delaware Classroom

April 17, 2025

Tom Welch

Issue(s): Activate Student Agency, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Evaluate Quality, Rethink Instruction

Local Accountability in Shelby County, Kentucky: Leaning into What Matters

April 10, 2025

Adam Hicks, Daniel Pfaff

Issue(s): Engage Community, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

Opportunities for State and Local Collaboration to Design New Accountability Models

April 7, 2025

Laurie Gagnon, Virgel Hammonds

Issue(s): Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

Calibration Supports Quality for Flexible, Competency-Based Systems

April 3, 2025

Laurie Gagnon, Katie Wilczak

Issue(s): Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Rethink Instruction, Design for Educational Equity, Redefine Student Success

My Learning Journey with AI

March 27, 2025

Dr. Loretta Goodwin