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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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Put On Your Creative Hat When Thinking About Proficiency-Based Grading

May 23, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Site Visit Takeaways

May 22, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Leadership in a Competency-Based System

May 18, 2013

Bill Zima

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

Need Your Help On FAQ: Non-academic Competencies?

May 17, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Think Swiss Cheese

May 15, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Maine's P2 Approach (Personalization + Proficiency-Based)

May 15, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Systems Change – Five New England States at a Time

May 13, 2013

Lillian Pace

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

How States Are Advancing Competency Education

May 9, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

To Dream the Impossible Dream?

May 8, 2013

Rose Colby

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

The Tough Question: What is the Federal Role in Competency Education?

May 6, 2013

Lillian Pace

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

Mastery Learning

May 1, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

A Moment to Reflect

April 30, 2013

Jessie Woolley-Wilson

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

Education Philosophy Becomes Practice

April 29, 2013

Gary Chapin

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success

Good Work: Tapping the Dark Matter

April 26, 2013

Tom Vander Ark

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

How Many Conversations?

April 25, 2013

Gary Chapin

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

Should Every Student Be in A Competency-Based System?

April 22, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Time's Up: US Department of Education Approves First College to Ditch the Credit Hour

April 22, 2013

Amy Laitinen

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

Rethinking Teacher Evaluation for the Competency-Based Grading & Reporting Environment

April 17, 2013

Brian Stack

Issue(s): State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning

How to Utilize Your Greatest Assets

April 15, 2013

Morgan Walker

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

The Three-Legged Stool of Competency Frameworks

April 11, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Personalizing Competency Education

April 10, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Unleashed to Learn: Book Highlights Performance Assessment

April 4, 2013

Gary Chapin

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

Does the NCAA Allow Online Courses or Competency-Based Education?

April 1, 2013

Nick Sproull and Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

The Reinventing Schools Coalition

March 25, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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