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Competency-Based Learning (CBL)
/ January 28, 2026
5 tips for high-impact, student-centered math professional learning
Curriculum alone cannot close math gaps. Instruction closes gaps. And instruction improves when teachers have access to high-quality, research-based professional learning grounded in how students actually learn mathematics.
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/ December 29, 2025
Rethinking Grading Part 2: When the Gradebook Drives the Bus
Choosing a Reporting System That Actually Supports Competency-Based Learning In a lot of districts that say they’re “doing competency-based learning,” you can see two very different realities: Too often, districts […]
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/ September 5, 2025
Reimagining Professional Development: Putting Educators at the Center of Change
If we want students to be curious, capable, and future-ready, we must invest in the educators who guide them. Professional development isn’t an add-on—it’s the engine of educational change.
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/ May 16, 2025
From PACE to PLACE: How New Hampshire is Redefining School Accountability Through Classroom-Aligned Innovation
In the national conversation about education reform, New Hampshire has quietly—but powerfully—paved the way for a new vision of school accountability. At the heart of this vision lies a transformative […]
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/ February 3, 2025
Staying Committed to Competency-Based Learning
Empowering Students Through Competency-Based Learning: Staying True to Proven Practices in a World of Quick Fixes Educators and administrators often navigate a complex web of choices, initiatives, and pressures in […]
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/ May 15, 2023
The Importance of Distributed Leadership
In a recent leadership coaching session, a middle school principal confided in me that she feels like an ineffective school leader because she is unable to make most of the […]
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/ December 22, 2022
Scaling Competency-Based Learning at a State Level
One of the greatest challenges facing educators related to competency-based education is how to effectively scale. Read more to discover how the State of Arkansas has approached this daunting task.
Continue Reading/ July 1, 2021
Formative Assessment: A Linchpin to Learning
In a competency-based system, “meaningful assessment” is highlighted as the second tenet (Levine and Patrick, 2019). What does “meaningful assessment” mean in a competency-based classroom? What is the role of the teacher and the student in this classroom?
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/ January 3, 2021
Three Ways to Scale Student-Centered Reforms in Your System
This article was originally published June 12, 2020 on the website Students at the Center Hub. Author Dr. Felicia Sullivan is Associate Director of Research at Jobs For the Future […]
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