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…
Opportunities for State and Local Collaboration to Design New Accountability Models
This post is a follow up to our post, To Fully Realize Horizon Three, We Need New…
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…
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…
Leadership for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
One of the biggest challenges in achieving sustainable personalized, competency-based learning is building leadership capacity. The Portrait…
The Importance of Competency-Based Education and the Mentor Mindset for Equity
In his book, “10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People,” developmental psychologist David Yeager, Ph.D.,…
A Conversation with Dr. Keeanna Warren of Purdue Polytechnic High Schools
Vision and leadership are essential ingredients in the creation of a student-centered learning community. CompetencyWorks Director Laurie…
BFA Fairfax’s Proficiency-Based System Is a Learning System
Bellows Free Academy (BFA) in Fairfax, Vermont embarked on a journey to a proficiency-based learning system following…
Transforming Learning: The Power of Competency-Based Models
Inside a busy classroom in Philadelphia, students are focused on collaborating to create a campaign for a…
Learner-Centered Ecosystems as a Path Forward for Public Education: A Convergence of Perspectives and Research
This post about learner-centered ecosystems is part of our Aurora Institute Symposium 2024 series sharing ideas from…