A District-wide Personalized Professional Learning System to Advance Competency-Based Education
The Shelby County Public Schools (SCPS), a 13-school district near Louisville, Kentucky, have been transitioning to competency-based…
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...
Crosswalking EdTech with Competency-Based Design Principles
Advances in educational technology have become essential supports for high-quality implementation of competency-based education. The Shelby County…
Federal and State Policy Updates Published July 12th
Federal Updates Education in a Pandemic: The Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on America’s Students The U.S.Department of…
States Can Use Innovation Zones as K-12 Reimagines Its Future after COVID
Today, the Aurora Institute Center for Policy published Innovation Zones: Policy Flexibility to Reimagine and Modernize K-12…
New Episode of Innovation Spotlight Episode – Racial Equity in Education Policymaking
Nine months ago, the murder of George Floyd galvanized the world, already in the throes of the…
Center for Policy and Advocacy February 2021 Updates
Federal Updates U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance to States on Assessing Student Learning During the Pandemic…
Top 10 CompetencyWorks Blog Posts of 2020
For this year-end roundup, a slight variation on the top-ten genre is that it features the most-read…
How Standards-Based Grading Led Us to Empower, Part 2: The Power of Evidence
Increased interest in student-centered learning management systems that support equitable assessment and student self-direction as a result…