Competency Education in Colorado Takes a Giant Step Forward
Charlie Toulmin from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation sent me information about Colorado’s new high school graduation…
Do You Feel It? Iowans Are Gathering Around CBE
Iowans are gathering later this week to share their knowledge and ideas for advancing competency education at…
Streams of Innovation — Update on Federal and State Policy
It’s getting hard to stay on top of all the advancements and initiatives related to competency education….
The Power of Principals
Maine’s Center for Best Practices has released a new case study The Power of Principals — I…
OER State Policy in K-12 Education: Benefits, Strategies, and Recommendations for Open Access, Open Sharing
This report helps policymakers promote collaboration and deeper learning with Open Educational Resources (OER). The authors demonstrate…
Maine’s P2 Approach (Personalization + Proficiency-Based)
If you haven’t taken the time to watch the videos at Maine’s Center for Best Practice, I…
Systems Change – Five New England States at a Time
This post was originally published by Knowledgeworks on April 30, 2013. A truly remarkable education transformation is…
How States Are Advancing Competency Education
Do you have questions about how other states are transforming their education systems to competency-based schools? Here…
Education Philosophy Becomes Practice
This post was originally published at the Partially Examined Life: A Philosophy Podcast and Blog. Over the…
Time’s Up: US Department of Education Approves First College to Ditch the Credit Hour
For more than 100 years, the time-based credit hour has been the currency of higher education. Originally…