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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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Summer Reading: What Does Competency Education Look Like?

June 30, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Summer Reading: Building a System

June 29, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Schools for the Future: Record-Setting Results

June 24, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Insights from ReSchool Colorado: Ensuring Quality and Equity

June 22, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

How Often Do We Have Bob Crumley, Virgel Hammonds, and Derek Hamilton all Together?

June 22, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Reflections on Accelerating the Implementation Process

June 19, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in K-12 Competency Education?

June 18, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

Fulton County Schools Completes “Back Room” Infrastructure to Enhance Technology in Classrooms

June 17, 2015

Jennifer Klein

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

June 25: Chugach, RSU2, and Pittsfield

June 16, 2015

Chris Sturgis

What's New in Competency-Based Higher Education?

June 16, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

Thinking Way, Way, Way Outside the Box at the Donnell-Kay Foundation

June 15, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

When Diplomas and Credits Send False Signals

June 12, 2015

Karla Esparza-Phillips

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

Making Sense (or Trying to) of Competencies, Standards and the Structures of Learning

June 9, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Competency-Based Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part Two

June 9, 2015

Stefanie Blouin

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

Idaho Agrees: Flexible Pace > Seat Time

June 4, 2015

Karla Esparza-Phillips

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

New Release - Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders

June 3, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

Needed: Partners with Assessment Expertise

June 2, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Competency-Based Education Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part One

June 1, 2015

Stefanie Blouin

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

Department of Education Wants to Talk CBE

June 1, 2015

Dorothy Wax

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity

When Schools Design Their Own EdTech Platform

May 28, 2015

Al Motley

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

Credibility Starts with Consistency with Common Assessments

May 26, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Aim for Individual Mastery and the Rest Will Follow

May 26, 2015

Julia Freeland

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Moving Past Summative vs. Formative Assessments

May 26, 2015

Michelle R. Weise and Michael B. Horn

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

The End of the Big Test: Moving to Competency-Based Policy

May 25, 2015

Tom Vander Ark

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

What's New in K-12 Competency Education?

May 21, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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