Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education (DRAFT June 2017)
The purpose of this paper is to explore and reflect on the ideas that state policy needs…
Seven Key Questions for States Looking to Transition to Competency Education
This post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on January 20, 2017. Competency-based education is expanding across the country…
Seven Key Questions for States Looking to Transition to Competency Education
This is the seventh post in the series Reaching the Tipping Point: Insights on Advancing Competency Education…
iNACOL Quality Assurance Performance Metrics for Online Schools Adopted in the State of Iowa
In 2012, iNACOL released a ground-breaking report on outcomes-driven quality assurance for online learning. With the growth…
Green Light for New Hampshire
Congratulations to New Hampshire! The U.S. Department of Education has approved New Hampshire to use performance-based assessments…
Who Should Determine What Proficiency Is?
Governor’s Task Force on Improving Education in Idaho has been considering mastery-based education (Connecticut also uses this…
Aligning State Accountability as a Driver of Student-Centered Learning
How can “Accountability 3.0” — the next generation of K-12 education accountability at the federal level —…