After spending last week in Washington, D.C., I was struck by how nervous folks in education circles are about whether states will stick with the Common Core state standards once the Common Core ...

The traditional approach to formal education ties students to classrooms. Degrees are earned based on accumulated credits, a system developed in 1906 as an attempt to measure how much time a student ...

The “competency learning" movement is gaining serious momentum: See the list of schools and districts that are adopting competency learning. But, based on the research literature in the psychology of ...

We’re going to need every ounce of ingenuity, imagination, and creativity to confront...problems Sir Ken Robinson The world is changing, and -- as Sir Ken Robinson professes -- we will need every ...

Twenty-year-old Asmaa is an example of how constant change and upheaval were hallmarks of the previous school year. A student of mine in an accelerated program for new arrivals to the U.S., in just ...

What exactly is competency-based learning? Check out Competency Works' description here. Competency-based learning (CBL) refers to the notion of allowing learners to acquire credits based on goals ...

(TNS) — Jaqueline Yalda, who has been a campus police officer at El Paso Community College in Texas for a decade, sought a promotion earlier this year. But first, the department required her to ...

1. Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS): A La Carte, Enriched Virtual models Most courses are implemented with the A La Carte blended learning model. Students progress through the school at ...

As the shelf-life of skills shortens, it's time to rethink the traditional approach to upskilling. With competency-based education, employees are able to master the skills that directly impact their ...

For the past two and a half decades, I have spent my career working in American-style higher education, in the United States and around the globe. As I currently serve as the Vice Chancellor/ ...