Necessary for Success
District and school leaders constantly tell me that there is very little in federal and state policy…
Teachers: The Engine of Change
I remember the first time I heard a principal explain, “We try to run our school through…
21st Century Students Require More Than Updated 19th Century Schools
New models of instruction and competency- based learning will ensure student success Over the past four years,…
Gifted and Struggling Alike
The following is the testimony from Andrea Stewart, Gifted and Talented Coordinator for Muscatine Community Schools and…
Necessary for Success: A State Policymaker’s Guide to Competency Education
Necessary for Success provides insights from state leaders on how to re-engineer policies and practices of our…
Two More States Moving Forward to Competency Education
In addition to Iowa, two other states are releasing reports regarding how their states can move forward…
Momentum for Competency Education in Iowa
Iowa’s Competency-based Instruction Task Force has released its preliminary report. State leadership in Iowa has been calling…
What Happens Once a Student Reaches Proficiency?
During my travels in Maine last fall to three districts in the Maine Cohort for Customized Learning…
Oregon Gets an A+ for its New Grading Policy
Diane Smith from Oregon’s Business Education Compact forwarded to me the Student Achievement, Grading and Reporting policy…
Competency Education in the News
Michael Horn in a post “Could Competency-Based Learning Save the Common Core?” on Forbes website challenges us…