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…
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…
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…
Most Likely to Succeed is Almost a Great Film
I had the chance to watch the film Most Likely to Succeed recently. It is a fantastic…