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Drawing on lessons learned by innovators and early adopters, this blog shares original research, knowledge, and a variety of perspectives from across the field of K-12 competency-based education.

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Gathering Insights on Mastery-Based Learning from Columbia High School

August 15, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Shaking up Credentialing: An Emergent Strategy

August 14, 2018

Adam Rubin, Paul Ezen and Ray McNulty

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

Next Stop New Zealand

August 13, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Identity, Relationships, and Agency: Powering Learning in New Zealand

August 13, 2018

Denise Airola

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Columbia High School: How a Comprehensive High School Becomes Mastery-Based

August 8, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Finding and Fixing the Missing Skills at Greenhurst Elementary School

August 6, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Update on Iowa: Multi-Stakeholder Leadership

August 1, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

July 2018 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

August 1, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

The Day in a Life Student in a Personalized, Competency-Based School

July 31, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Increasing Credits Earned at Initial Point High School

July 30, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Accreditation: What is the Department of Education Thinking?

July 30, 2018

Alana Dunagan

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Leverage Career and Technical Education

Three Misconceptions of Competency-Based Education

July 25, 2018

Stephen Johnson

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Moving Forward toward Mastery at Kuna School District

July 24, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

35 Competency-Based Education Advocacy & Research Organizations

July 23, 2018

Getting Smart Staff

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Finding Synergy at Kuna Middle School

July 17, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Mastery-Based Learning in Idaho

July 16, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Summer Reading on Competency-Based Education

July 11, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

What if... We Had Graduate Profiles for Elementary and Middle School?

July 10, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

Educator-Only Leadership Forum on Competency Education

July 9, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Webinar on Equity in Competency Education

July 9, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

ACT, Leader in Measurement, Shifts Focus to Student Success

July 3, 2018

Tom Vander Ark

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

What’s Happening with Competency-Based Transcripts and Rethinking College Admissions in the United States

July 2, 2018

Natalie Truong and Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

June 2018 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

July 1, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Helpful Tools for Providing Effective Competency-Based Education

June 27, 2018

Getting Smart Staff

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

A Learner Bill of Rights

June 26, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency