Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning
The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December 2015, which reauthorized the Elementary and…
Nineteen Districts in Idaho Start the Journey to Mastery-Based Learning
Last week, Superintendent Sherri Ybarra announced the twenty districts/schools that will launch Idaho’s Mastery Education Network (IMEN)….
Blast Off with the Assessment for Learning Grantees
With ESSA upon us, we are all hurrying to get our heads wrapped around what is possible…
Florida and Utah Look to Support Districts through Competency-Based Education Pilots
This post originally appeared at iNACOL on March 29, 2016. Recently, iNACOL published a piece on competency-based…
Competency-Based Education Task Forces: A State Policy Mechanism to Foster Personalized Learning by Creating Dialog, Surfacing Barriers and Providing Solutions
This post originally appeared at iNACOL on March 23, 2016. Transitioning from a traditional seat time based…
Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Personalized Learning
State policy makers have an opportunity to provide a pathway that enables personalized, competency-based learning by creating…
Florida and Utah Look to Support Districts through Competency-Based Education Pilots
Recently, iNACOL published a piece on competency-based education pilots and how they can help support personalized, competency-based…
11 Strategic Policy Priorities to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
Creating learner-centered, personalized, competency-based environments requires strong leadership and a shift in culture and values to move…
Education Innovation Pilot Programs Provide Catalyst for Localities Personalizing Learning for K-12 Students
State leaders are creating pilots for personalized learning and competency-based pathways to build capacity and support educators…
Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Personalized Learning
This policy issue brief describes what innovation zones are, why they are important and examples of legislative language…