Reimagining School Starts with Reclaiming Time
“Never mistake activity for achievement.” —John Wooden Across the country, educators are working harder than ever—yet systemic…
Call for Effectiveness Research on Competency-Based Education
Despite the increasing prominence of competency-based education (CBE), there is not enough evidence across diverse settings to...
Deepening Student Learning in Three Kentucky Communities
The Aurora Institute toured three Kentucky sites in 2025 to elevate lessons from past work and to…
Students Vlogs: Showcasing Meaningful Assessment
What does competency-based learning look like on a day-to-day basis? What kind of projects are students engaging…
How Schools Are Infusing Trust, Autonomy, and Relevance into Learning
What if schools were designed around the learner, not the system? What if education didn’t start with…
Youth Voices: Real World Preparation at PPHS
Why I Chose PPHS Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend (PPHS) has been my light in the…
Proficiency-Based Learning at Winooski
Throughout my time at Winooski Middle-High School (WMHS), I heard student stories of memorable learning experiences. “My…
Community-Centered Winooski
This is the second post in a series about community and learner-centered Winooski Middle-High School. Post 1…
The Learning Community of Winooski, Vermont
Natural light fills the main atrium of the Winooski Schools K-12 complex. Beyond the expected main office,…
Learners at the Center: Competency-Based Education at CICS West Belden
This is the third post in a series about CICS West Belden. In post 1, we introduced…