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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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Redesign at Pittsfield School District

February 21, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Five Big Take-Aways on Implementation from New Hampshire

February 19, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich and Honors in Our Competency-Based System

February 18, 2014

Ellen Hume-Howard and Brian Stack

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Voices from the Field: Owning the LEARNING!

February 17, 2014

Heather Bross

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

Five Quick Thoughts About Accountability

February 13, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

New Year's Resolution: Student Directed Individualized Learning for All

February 12, 2014

Dan Joseph

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

Are You a Policy Wonk?

February 11, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Strengthening the Field

February 11, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Why My Competency-Based School Failed – And How It Can Help Yours To Succeed

February 10, 2014

Stephanie Krauss

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

Do Learning Progressions Have to Be Linear?

February 5, 2014

Caroline Messenger

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education

February 3, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Three Quick Thoughts About Personalized Learning Plans

January 29, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Check Out What is Happening in New England

January 27, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Systematic Measurement of Progress Toward Competency

January 24, 2014

Bob Sornson

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Can't Visit a Competency-Based School?

January 22, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Vermont Breakaway on Proficiency-Based Policy

January 20, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Oklahoma Considering Proficiency-Based Promotion

January 20, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Piecing it Together

January 16, 2014

Bill Zima

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

Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education

January 15, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Our School's Pathway to Competency-Based Learning

January 14, 2014

Jonathan Vander Els

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

Going Higher and Deeper

January 11, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Watch Out for Wyoming

January 10, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Whose Classroom Is This? The Importance of Students’ Voice in Creating a Writer’s Workshop

January 9, 2014

Kaili Phillips

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

Practitioner Implications in Competency Education: An Interview with Rose Colby

January 8, 2014

Anna Fazekas

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