2019 State and Federal Policy Priorities
This brief highlights recommendations for policymakers with guidance on strategies and action steps to drive the transformation…
U.S. Department of Education Invites New Applications for the Innovative Assessment Pilot
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that it is inviting new applications for the Innovative Assessment…
Threshold Concept: Building Capacity for Assessment Literacy in Personalized, Competency-Based Education
There is a need to rethink the purpose and role of assessment in education systems. Assessment…
Opportunities for Competency Education in the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Act
On July 23, Congress voted to pass a bill to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins and…
Accreditation: What is the Department of Education Thinking?
This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute on July 18, 2018. The Department of Education recently…
Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency-Based Education to Ensure All Students Succeed
The role of public education has never been more important – it is the bedrock of democracy….
Senate HELP Committee Moves Forward on Perkins Reauthorization
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted unanimously on Tuesday to favorably report a bill…
Funding for Advancing Education Innovation and Equity at Stake in House Subcommittee Vote
A number of important programs that states and districts can use to support education innovation are proposed…
What’s Happening with Competency-Based Transcripts and Rethinking College Admissions in the United States
What are competency-based transcripts, and why are they important? The New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC)…
Levers and Logic Models: A Framework to Guide Research and Design of High-Quality Competency-Based Education Systems
Levers and Logic Models: A Framework to Guide Research and Design of High-Quality Competency-Based Education Systems, uses logic…