Leadership and Agency with Tom Rooney
Aurora’s Communications Director Chiara Wegener sat down with Tom Rooney, former Superintendent of Lindsay Unified School District…
How Cognitive Neuroscience Informs Competency-Based Education: A Practical Guide
What makes competency-based education (CBE) truly effective? The answer lies in the science of the brain. Cognitive…
Personalized Language Learning meets Proficiency-Based Credits in a Delaware Classroom
In a classroom at Delmar High School in Delmar, Delaware, Spanish teacher Ryan Allen helped something remarkable…
Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative: Cohort 2, Year 1 (SY 24) Report
The Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative (MBLC) is a demonstration project taking place in 47 schools in Washington State…
Local Accountability in Shelby County, Kentucky: Leaning into What Matters
How can a district culture prioritize student achievement as something more than a standardized test score? What…
Calibration Supports Quality for Flexible, Competency-Based Systems
A shared understanding of learning expectations among educators, students, and communities is key to the success of…
Generative AI & The Future of Learning
Given the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and its inevitable impact on education, educators and policymakers…
Grounded in Their Competency Model, Boston Day and Evening Academy Evolves and Sustains
The transformative power of competency-based education remains visible at Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA) nearly 30…
The Latest Milestones and Lessons from Lindsay Unified
Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD) continues to be a leader in the competency-based education (CBE) field…
Deeper Student-Centeredness: Where Cultural Heritage and Mastery-Based Learning Meet
This post about the importance of cultural heritage originally appeared in December 2024 on the MBLC Community…