Carroll Gardens School for Innovation (MS 442): Intentional School Design
This article is part of a series of case studies of schools in New York City. For…
How Do We Ensure Equity and Prevent Tracking: Holding All Students to the Same High Standards and Expectations
To ensure equity in new learning models that are competency-based, holding all students to the same high…
Access and Equity for All Learners in Blended and Online Education
Equity in education has been a basic tenet of public education in the United States, made explicit…
My Personal Journey Coming to Grips with White-Skinned Privilege
I frankly don’t know where to begin. I was asked to write a blog because I am…
Three Insights on “Self-Directed Learning”—and How to Aim for Equity
Originally posted Sept. 3, 2014 by the Christensen Institute Last week, FSG Consulting’s Matt Wilka and Jeff…
Reflections on Ferguson: Why We Need to Increase Racial Diversity in the Field of Competency Education
The courageous people of Ferguson have been standing up for their young men as well as forcing…
Five Reasons Competency Education Will Improve Equity
Why do we think that competency education is a better strategy to serve our lowest achieving students,…
Help or Hinder: The Impact of CBE for Students with Special Needs
As I continue to think about competency-based education and the structural changes that go along with fully…
Competency Education at the Education Innovation Summit
I was lucky to get to go to the Education Innovation Summit. They’ve just uploaded video of…
An Exploration of At-Risk Learners and Online Education
This issues brief analyzes how online programs deal with at-risk students. First, the authors document a sampling…