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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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Why Making Meaning Matters for Student Ownership

October 5, 2015

Tracy Clark

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

Calling All Ideas for Re-Thinking High School

October 1, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

CBE - Making It Work With Employers

October 1, 2015

Dorothy Wax

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Going BIG in Cedar Rapids

September 30, 2015

Maria Worthen

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

Education Re-Imagined

September 29, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Engage Community

Innovation Springing Up in Springdale

September 28, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Going Deeper with New Resources

September 23, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

What I Learned From My Daughter’s First “C”

September 22, 2015

Carri Schneider

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

A Conversation with Buddy Berry in Eminence Kentucky

September 21, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

The Liberal Arts Have a Bright Future in Competency-Based Learning

September 21, 2015

Michael Horn

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Meet Five New Opportunity by Design High Schools

September 17, 2015

JoEllen Lynch

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

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

It’s Time for Mid-Course Corrections in K-12 Competency-Based Education

September 15, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started

It’s Time to Vote...So Someone Can Win $100,000 from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation

September 14, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in Competency-Based Higher Education?

September 14, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

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 New in K-12 Competency Education?

September 9, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

8 Ways To Encourage Soft Skills (Core Dispositions) in our Children

September 8, 2015

Tracy Clark

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

I’m So Excited...and I Just Can't Hide It

September 4, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Most Likely to Succeed is Almost a Great Film

September 3, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Developing a Growth Mindset at Fraser Public Schools

September 2, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Learn Lessons from the Field

What’s More Important, High Test Scores or Self-Direction?

September 1, 2015

Marie Bjerede

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

Exploring the CBE Landscape

September 1, 2015

Dorothy Wax

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

Alternative Credential Adoption in Higher Ed

August 31, 2015

Kristi DePaul

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Going International: A Report from Mexico on Competency Education

August 28, 2015

Natalie Abel

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