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Department of Education Wants to Talk CBE

June 1, 2015

Dorothy Wax

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

Education Domain Blog

Maine’s Missed Opportunity to Address Quality

May 29, 2015

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

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

Education Domain Blog

Indiana Law Expands Innovation Network Schools

May 22, 2015

Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

What's New in K-12 Competency Education?

May 21, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

What’s Your Dream Grading Tool? NYC Educators State Their Must-Haves

May 20, 2015

Jeremy Kraushar and Joy Nolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Summertime Learning Opportunities

May 19, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in Competency-Based Higher Education?

May 19, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

Setting the PACE: Teacher Assessment Practices in a Competency-Based Education System

May 18, 2015

Jonathan Vander Els

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

Education Domain Blog

Ohio Advances Competency Education Pilot Program

May 15, 2015

Maria Worthen, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

If I Were a Funder...Yubby Dibby Dibby Dibby Dibby Dibby Dibby Dum

May 14, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Choosing and Organizing Content in the SBSC Environment

May 12, 2015

Lydia Leimbach

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

Course Access Bills Advance: Equitable Access to Opportunities at Risk in Illinois; Sustainable Funding Model Debated in Missouri

May 11, 2015

Maria Worthen, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Fund Innovation

Is Competency Education a Disruptive Innovation? The Answer is No

May 8, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

European Insights into Competency

May 6, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

A School's Journey to Promote Student Achievement and Ownership of Learning

May 5, 2015

Roger Vadeen

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

Check Out State and Local Policies at Great Schools Partnership

May 4, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Competency-Based Technology Solutions

May 4, 2015

Dorothy Wax

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

Education Domain Blog

iNACOL Policy Update – Alabama’s legislature passes online high school options bill

May 1, 2015

Maria Worthen, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): Issues in Practice

What's New in Competency-Based Higher Education?

April 30, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

Empowering Youth to Chart their Course to Readiness

April 29, 2015

Alicia Wilson-Ahlstrom

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