Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning
The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December 2015, which reauthorized the Elementary and…
Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Personalized Learning
This policy issue brief describes what innovation zones are, why they are important and examples of legislative language…
Chugach School District: A Personalized, Performance-Based System
This paper explores how an Alaskan school district shifted from a traditional K-12 education system to a…
An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad
An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad seeks to highlight components of competency education in…
Aligning K-12 State Policy with Competency Education
This CompetencyWorks brief provides an introduction to competency education with a snapshot of states’ policies regarding competency…
Aligning K-12 Federal Policy with Competency Education
This CompetencyWorks brief provides an introduction to competency education and insight into how federal policy can remove…
Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
The purpose of this report is to explore how to redesign grading systems to best help students…
Transforming K-12 Rural Education through Blended Learning: Barriers and Promising Practices
This report describes the implementation of blended learning programs in Idaho, and three key takeaways are apparent:…
Mean What You Say: Defining and Integrating Personalized, Blended and Competency Education
This paper provides a scan of the literature to expand the knowledge base for the field of…
Partnering for Success: A 21st Century Model for Teacher Preparation
This report studies the best practices necessary to rethink the skills, methods and pedagogical evolution that teacher…