A Conversation with Buddy Berry in Eminence Kentucky
I had a chance to visit Kentucky last month when I participated in a meeting of the…
Meet Five New Opportunity by Design High Schools
We’re thrilled to support five new, mastery-based Opportunity by Design high schools opening their doors to students…
It’s Time for Mid-Course Corrections in K-12 Competency-Based Education
Our reflection on how the field of competency-based education is developing has resulted in a number of…
It’s Time to Vote…So Someone Can Win $100,000 from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Students at the Center is hosting the Lawrence W. O’Toole Award, “given out each year to an…
What’s New in Competency-Based Higher Education?
Amy Laitinen, a true leader in competency-based higher education, critiques the Department of Education’s failure to issue…
Back-to-School with NROC: Fresh, No-Cost Resources for Student Success
To launch the 2015-16 academic year, the non-profit NROC Project is spotlighting fresh, no-cost, digital resources designed…
What’s New in K-12 Competency Education?
A documentary titled “Most Likely to Succeed is premiering at the 2015 Sundance Festival. This trailer discusses…
8 Ways To Encourage Soft Skills (Core Dispositions) in our Children
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on August 29, 2015. In this post on soft skills…
Making Online Learning Accessible for Students with Disabilities: Lessons from Texas
Online learning can provide the least restrictive, most tailored educational environment for students with disabilities if they…
I’m So Excited…and I Just Can’t Hide It
The competency education strand at the iNACOL Symposium looks excellent! There are sessions on New Hampshire’s efforts…