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Blast Off with the Assessment for Learning Grantees

April 19, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

An Opportunity in ESSA for Performance Assessment Literacy and Teacher Leadership

April 13, 2016

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Competency-Based Education Task Forces: A State Policy Mechanism to Foster Personalized Learning by Creating Dialog, Surfacing Barriers and Providing Solutions

April 4, 2016

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

11 Strategic Policy Priorities to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

March 25, 2016

iNACOL Center for Policy Advocacy

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

Competency-Based Education Task Forces: A State Policy Mechanism to Foster Personalized Learning by Creating Dialog, Surfacing Barriers and Providing Solutions

March 23, 2016

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Putting the Pieces Together

February 27, 2016

Karla Esparza-Phillips

Issue(s): State Policy, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Advancing Students When They are Ready

February 22, 2016

The Ed Fly Blog

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

How Idaho is Making Mastery Education a Reality

February 21, 2016

Kelly Brady

Issue(s): State Policy, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

3 Smart State Approaches to Competency-Based Education

February 10, 2016

Karla Esparza-Phillips

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Advancing Personalized Learning with Purpose

January 14, 2016

Julia Freeland

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Georgia’s Education Reform Commission Recommends Moving to Competency Education

January 8, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

From “Shock and Awe” to Systemic Enabling: All Eyes on New Hampshire

January 4, 2016

Andy Calkins

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

Four Ways States Can Promote Quality in Blended and Online Learning

November 6, 2015

Dale Frost

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

Nine Ways States Can Create Competency-Based Education Systems

November 4, 2015

Dale Frost

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

Progress Towards Competency Education in North Carolina

October 2, 2015

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

Boosting Access to the Benefits of Blended Learning

September 18, 2015

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Competency-Based Learning Assessments Coming Soon to North Carolina?

September 16, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

Building District Capacity for Student-Centered Learning and Scaling Innovation in Arkansas

September 14, 2015

Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Charting the Future of Competency-Based Education Policy

September 10, 2015

Julia Freeland

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Leverage Career and Technical Education, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

What’s Personalization Got to Do with It? On the Road to College and Career Success

August 26, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

How Competent Are We at Competency Education?

August 6, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started

It’s Simply Buzzing in New Hampshire

August 5, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Revisiting Threads of Implementation

August 3, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Education Domain Blog

How Are States Supporting Blended Learning?

July 31, 2015

Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Learning Progressions: Are Student-Centered State Standards Possible?

July 27, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education