A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education
Although there are few barriers to competency education caused from federal policy, there is certainly a lot…
Oklahoma Considering Proficiency-Based Promotion
We knew once Robert Sommers became head of Oklahoma’s Secretary of Education and Workforce Development that…
Vermont Breakaway on Proficiency-Based Policy
David Ruff from the Great Schools Partnership forwarded me Vermont’s Education Quality Standards or Rule 2000 recently…
Watch Out for Wyoming
Competency education is likely to take root in Wyoming over the next few years. The new Director…
Iowa Competency-Based Task Force Release Report
Iowa has released the final report of the Competency-based Task Force. To remind you, in 2012 Iowa’s…
New Hampshire Rocks Competency Education Policy
There just isn’t any other way to say it. The proposal of minimum standards for competency-based schools…
Sustained Change, Continuous Improvement
In the same week that I heard that Maine’s Commissioner of Education Stephen Bowen was stepping down…
Recommended Reading: Preliminary Implementation of Maine’s Proficiency-Based Diploma
Interested in finding out more about Maine’s implementation of a proficiency-based diploma? Take a look at the…
ACHIEVE Releases State Policy Framework
The expansion of competency education is being driven by school innovators, district leaders and courageous state leadership….
Maine Releases New Resources for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Education
The Maine Department of Education has just released a new video on their efforts to transition to…