Innovation Zones: How State Leaders Generate Space for Transformation
For states beginning their journeys to student-centered learning, a powerful strategy that policymakers can start with…
Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Competency-Based Personalized Learning (updated August 2018)
This issue brief describes what innovation zones are, why they are important and highlights how the following…
Moving from Compliance to Agency: Maine Modifies its Proficiency-Based Policy
The growing concerns about proficiency-based learning has led to the Maine state legislature repealing the proficiency-based diploma…
Update on Iowa: Multi-Stakeholder Leadership
Iowa was one of the states that charged out of the gates toward competency-based education in 2012…
Issue to Tackle for Certifying Learning: Redefining Student Success
Moving to a future state of an equitable K-12 education system requires that we consider and perhaps…
Mastery-Based Learning in Idaho
This is the first post in a series on Mastery Education in Idaho. In April 2018, I…
Issue to Tackle for Certifying Learning: Meaningful Qualifications
Not only do high school diplomas need to certify mastery of academic competencies, but they also…
How States Are Funding Innovation in Education and Supporting Steps for Policymakers
One of the most frequent questions district leaders and state policymakers ask of us is how other…
State Funding Strategies to Support Education Innovation
This issue brief highlights case studies and action steps for policymakers to deepen their understanding of state…
Certifying Learning: A Threshold Concept to Ensure Student Success and Career Pathways
A previous blog post introduced the idea of threshold concepts. The four threshold concepts in iNACOL’s…