Competency-based education is slowly catching on, with the help of policies that give permission for schools in every state to adopt it. But the learning model—a series of non-traditional approaches ...

When the pandemic turned every bedroom, living room, and community center into a classroom, a fundamental shift occurred in what constitutes evidence of learning. No longer able to comfortably walk ...

Heather Nicholson considers her classroom a “modern-day, one-room schoolhouse.” On a May morning last school year, it was easy to see why. Elementary schoolers sat in one corner, learning Mandarin ...

Our students are coming of age in a world that demands global competency. From economic interdependence to the accelerating effects of climate change and mass migration, students need to develop the ...

Paul LeBlanc certainly thinks so. He sees it as a realistic way to reverse the trend toward deepening socioeconomic inequality. Some call for educational innovation. Others make it happen. No ...

A new initiative aims at giving Nevada students more flexibility to move through classes at their own pace. The “Nevada Future of Learning Network” focuses on competency-based learning. The goal is to ...