New Educational Equity Resources to Transform Schools and Systems
Competency-based education practices are designed to be more equitable than traditional practices, but equity strategies must still…
Center for Policy January 2021 Updates
Federal Updates President Biden Announces an American Rescue Plan – President Biden presented a $1.9 trillion COVID-19…
Ensure Anytime, Anyplace Learning and Enable Competency-Based Learning in Distance Learning
This is the third in a series of blog posts presenting our latest issue brief, Mere Engagement:…
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
Competency-Based Education A Systematic Review of Competency-Based Education Implementation and Outcomes Research – Twenty years of research…
A Strategic Reflection on the Field of Competency-Based Education
Schools and districts across the United States are realizing the promise of competency-based education—transforming the culture, structure,…
Better than Before
As 2021 dawned, we saw many wishes to “return to normal,” to re-open schools and get back…
Taking Time to Assess What Students Know, Think, and Feel
This blog first appeared on the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation website. What if testing could be…
Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement
School leaders mustn’t lose sight of the need for student agency and student engagement as they contend…
Top 10 Posts of 2020
K-12 education has been far from ordinary this year. As the novel coronavirus pandemic picked up pace…
Strengthening Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Education: Strategies and Tools for Professional Learning
Watch members of the Vermont Agency of Education’s Proficiency-Based and Personalized Learning Teams as they delve…