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…
A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education: Building Capacity for Systems Change
This report discusses a student-centered federal policy framework designed to advance the growth of competency education. The…
State of the Union 2014: Opportunity Begins with the Promise of Student-Centered Learning
From opening words reflecting upon the power of education, the President’s address mirrored his commitment to ensure…
Colleges Commit to Accepting Proficiency-Based Diploma
The Maine Department of Education posted the following update on how colleges are responding to a proficiency-based…
HELP Committee Report on ESEA Includes Competency Education
Although I thought the government was shut down, some things just kept rolling. On Friday, October 11th,…
Michael Barbour: Distance Education, New Zealand
First of all I would like to congratulate the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) on…
Ensuring Practice Informs Federal Policy
During ACHIEVE’s Competency-based Pathways Working Group meeting today, Lillian Pace from KnowledgeWorks provided a quick update on…
Applauding the FCC’s important step toward an updated E-Rate
This jointly released statement was originally issued on Friday, July 19th: Today, the Federal Communications Commission took…
Congressional Hearings on Competency Ed in Higher Ed
Just in case you want to listen in to the House Education and the Workforce Committee hearings…
The Tough Question: What is the Federal Role in Competency Education?
Over the past few years we have seen a groundswell of interest and adoption of competency based…