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[MEDIA ADVISORY] iNACOL to Host Capitol Hill Forum on Competency-Based Education on March 22, 2019


WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 15, 2019) – iNACOL, a national nonprofit dedicated to transforming education systems, will host a Capitol Hill forum with leading voices in competency-based education (CBE).   By bringing together national experts and state and district leaders, this forum will highlight the growth of CBE in state policy, the benefits of CBE, and promising practices taking hold in the United States. Panelists will also discuss how CBE enables the alignment of K-12, postsecondary, and the workforce. This forum will examine federal policy opportunities to advance CBE in the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, the Every Student Succeeds Act, and the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

WHO: More than 100 experts, practitioners, educators, policymakers and researcher are currently registered to hear from panelists:

WHAT: Capitol Hill Forum | Competency-Based Education: Promising Policies and Practices for the Future of K-12 Education

WHEN: March 22, 2019, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building – Room 430; Washington, DC

Registration Required. https://www.inacol.org/event/capitol-hill-forum-competency-based-education-promising-policies-and-practices-for-the-future-of-k-12-education/

 

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