Reimagining School Starts with Reclaiming Time
“Never mistake activity for achievement.” —John Wooden Across the country, educators are working harder than ever—yet systemic…
How Cognitive Neuroscience Informs Competency-Based Education: A Practical Guide
What makes competency-based education (CBE) truly effective? The answer lies in the science of the brain. Cognitive…
Deeper Student-Centeredness: Where Cultural Heritage and Mastery-Based Learning Meet
This post about the importance of cultural heritage originally appeared in December 2024 on the MBLC Community…
Equitable Grading: A Competency-Based Education Entry Point and Core Practice
For anyone who has tried to improve grading – whether as a teacher in their classroom, a…
Aurora Institute’s 2024 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute has released state policy recommendations to enable our education system to transition from an…
Beyond the Traditional Transcript: State Policy Recommendations for Next Gen Credentials
Today the Aurora Institute released the report, Going Beyond the Traditional: Next Gen Credentials and Flexible Learning…
Rethinking the High School Transcript for the Future of Learning
This post is the first part of a series based upon a report from the Aurora Institute,...
The Quiet Revolution in Education: Building a More Effective, Personalized, Future-Focused Education System in Kentucky
The stories we hear these days about education are largely focused either on the culture wars–what gets…
CBE Starter Pack 4: Progress Based on Mastery
When educators begin to explore competency-based education (CBE), the CompetencyWorks Initiative is a key place to start,…
A Year in Review: 2021 State Legislative Snapshot of Student-Centered Learning Policy Advancements
Since the beginning of the pandemic, American education systems and structures have been thrown into flux. The…