Federal and State Policy Updates Published September 2021
Federal Updates Additional State COVID-19 Relief Spending Plans Approved by the U.S. Department of Education – The…
Federal and State Policy Updates Published August 2021
Federal Updates U.S. Department of Education Approves State Plans for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to...
Empowering Students Through the Lens of Adaptive Competencies
Competency-Based Education in Chicago Public Schools In 2017, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) became one of 10…
Center for Policy and Advocacy April 2021 Updates
Federal Updates President Biden Announces Outlines the American Family Plan – During a joint address to Congress…
Elevating Student Experience to Build Equitable Learning Environments, Engagement, and Agency
Promoting equity and student agency—key elements of competency-based education—requires a deliberate focus on improving students’ experience of…
The Competency Train Pulls Into Kankakee: Common Start-up Challenges and Strategies
Adapting Arlo Guthrie’s famous lyric was irresistible, but we should also know Kankakee for their devotion to…
Customizing a System for Us by Us
We came to Nashville on Sunday, invited by Chris Sturgis to participate in the iNACOL pre-conference Competency…
What’s New
Math, writing, and executive function! Learn about the search for new breakthroughs in The Gates Foundation and Chan…
What’s New: What’s Happening in State Policy
This article reviews some of the new state policy resources and highlights the types of discussion and…
Case Study: Distinctive Schools Leads Personalized Learning for English Language Learners in Illinois and Minnesota
This post originally appeared at iNACOL on January 29, 2018. It is the seventh blog in a series that explores the…