E-Rate Update
The Federal Communications Commission released a report on July 2nd of the potential impact of a pending…
What Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do in K12 and Higher Education
After writing the previous blog looking at the similarities and differences of competency education in K12 and…
What Does Competency-Based Education Have to do with Disruption?
Originally posted May 16, 2014 at christenseninstitute.org Last week, we published the first paper in a two-part series on…
New Networks: Competency Education in Higher Education
Competency education is a hot topic in higher education. (No worries about varied terminology in higher education….
Kansas: High quality online learning increases equity in education
(Testimony provided to the Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee by iNACOL colleague Maria Worthen on April…
Recent MOOC research (Guest blogger, Research Intern Anuar Andres Lequerica)
Today’s post is by Research Intern Anuar Andres Lequerica who takes a critical look at a Coursera…
Five Quick Thoughts About Accountability
There is a flurry of conversations about federal accountability policy and assessment going on around the country….
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…