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,...
An Introduction to Competency-Based Education with Students and School Leaders
On January 25th, CompetencyWorks Program Director, Laurie Gagnon, led Aurora Institute’s “An Introduction to K-12 Competency-Based Education…
CBE Starter Pack 6: Equity Strategies Drive Culture, Structures, and Pedagogy
When educators begin to explore competency-based education (CBE), the CompetencyWorks Initiative is a key place to find…
Personalized Learning Plans at Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax, Vermont
This is the second blog post based on Jensen Welch’s dissertation research. At Bellows Free Academy (BFA)…
Utah’s Launchpad to Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
This post is one of a two-part series about school transformation in Utah along with Navigating Personalized,…
Aurora Institute’s 2022 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute’s new broad-based policy agenda issues a call-to-action for state education policymakers and provides twelve…
A Primer to Indigenous Education: A Case for Tribal Competency Crediting
This is the first of two blog posts focused on the intersection of Native education and competency-based…
Synthesizing the Learning of the Idaho Mastery Education Network
It’s been over three and a half years since Chris Sturgis wrote a 10-piece series on Mastery-Based…
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…
Year in Review: 2021 State Legislative Snapshot of Student-Centered Learning Policy Advancements
State policymakers across the country are addressing the need to modernize K-12 education, not only as a…