From Compliance to Continuous Improvement: Accountability, Assessments and Next Generation Workforce with ESSA
There is an incredible window of opportunity for state policymakers with the passage of the Every Student…
Promising State Policies
There are those who say we shouldn’t be trying to define personalization because it will inhibit innovation…
Vermont’s Comprehensive, Statewide Approach to Personalized Learning
Vermont has pursued the most comprehensive statewide policy approach to personalized, proficiency-based learning. In 2013, the Vermont…
A Conversation with the Two Mikes from Montpelier
The New England Secondary School Consortium’s March conference is becoming a must-go meeting for me – as…
How States Build Local Capacity to Implement Personalized Learning
States are much more likely to be successful in their support of innovation and personalized learning if…
Moving from Seat-Time to Competency-Based Credits in State Policy: Ensuring All Students Develop Mastery
This post originally appeared at iNACOL on April 12, 2016. School leaders find once they begin to…
Systems of Assessments that Support Student-Centered Learning and Continuous Improvement
When the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was first enacted in 1965, its goal was to…
Update on Maine’s Proficiency-Based Diploma Policy
To refresh your memory, Maine had originally set a policy that students would be expected to demonstrate…
How New Hampshire Transformed to a Competency-Based System
For almost two decades, New Hampshire has shown how consistent, supportive state leadership can result in a…
Making Learning Personal: Eliminate Gaps and Ensure Mastery through Proficiency-Based Diplomas
, which require students to demonstrate mastery of academic content before graduating, support the adoption of personalized,…