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Competency-Based Education

What if Proficiency is not Proficient? The Case for Calibration

Jan 20, 2026

Calibration ensures consistent, equitable assessments in CBE. Learn why shared judgment is essential for personalized, competency-based systems.

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Career & Technical Ed

Preparing Youth for Their Future: What Our Exploration of Durable Skills Across Twelve Innovative High Schools Tells Us About What Is Possible

Guest Author

Dec 11, 2025

Innovative schools develop durable skills through authentic work, competency-based learning, and reflection, preparing students for dynamic futures.

Ed Policy

Proof Point, Pressure Point: Why Signals Will Make or Break What Comes Next

Carri Schneider

Nov 13, 2025

Signals like microcredentials and LERs are critical proof and pressure points in creating a trusted, learner-centered education ecosystem.

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EdTech

The Architecture of Inference: Appreciating Robert Mislevy’s Evidence-Centered Design in the Age of AI

Eric Tucker

Nov 5, 2025

Explore the insights of Robert Mislevy on assessment scores and learning contexts, merging language and subject knowledge complexities.

Robert Bajor on the Disruption Continuum

Competency-Based Education

What’s the Status of Badges? A Mid-Year Check-In at The Badge Summit

Mason Pashia

Aug 7, 2025

Discover learnings from the Digital Badges Summit, including reflections on the evolving landscape of digital credentials and LER ecosystems.

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Ed Policy

Why Institutions Must Fix Their Data Before AI Defines Them

Guest Author

Jun 23, 2025

Institutions must ensure accurate data to prevent AI from misrepresenting credentials, affecting prospective students' decisions.

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New Pathways

We Asked A Student in 2040 What Living with An LER is Like—Here’s What She Said

Mason Pashia, Guest Author

Jun 2, 2025

Explore how Learner Employment Records (LERs) shape education and careers in 2040, detailing a student's journey through digital credentialing.

Designing | Design Your School Structures

Mason Pashia

Apr 29, 2025

Creating your unique identity as a microschool and developing key school structures that enable learner-centered learning can drive what makes your microschool special and how it will contribute to scaling learner-centered practices within your system.

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Planning | Understanding State and School System Conditions

Mason Pashia

Apr 25, 2025

Launching a microschool within a public school system requires a clear understanding of state and system policy conditions and the flexibilities or barriers they create.

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Competency-Based Education

The Transcript Trap: Why Our Students Need Credentials, Not Just Grades

Rebecca Midles, Nate McClennen

Apr 9, 2025

Our education system should prioritize credentials over grades to better prepare students for a dynamic workforce.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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