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Competency Education in Colorado Takes a Giant Step Forward

June 28, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Time's Up: US Department of Education Approves First College to Ditch the Credit Hour

April 22, 2013

Amy Laitinen

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Department of Education Letter Could Put Cracks in the Credit Hour

March 21, 2013

Amy Laitinen

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Competency Education in the News

December 7, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Carnegie Rethinking the Unit

December 6, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Education Domain Blog

Making Mastery Work

November 20, 2012

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

When the Math Doesn't Work

October 16, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Cracking the Credit Hour

September 6, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Carnegie Unit Conundrum

July 25, 2012

Jason Ellingson

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Update on Iowa

July 24, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Develop Educator Capacity, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

The Core Business of Schooling: Competency (Part 1)

July 23, 2012

Nicholas C. Donohue

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Portability and Access

July 6, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Personalizing State Policy with Extended Graduation Rate

June 27, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

Education Domain Blog

Learning from the Cutting Edge

March 16, 2012

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation