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Ed Policy

Making Work-Based Learning Work: Georgia’s Novel Approach to WBL Data

Mason Pashia

Apr 2, 2026

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Experience Matters: For Educators

Mason Pashia

Mar 4, 2026

Experience Matters: For Learners

Mason Pashia

Mar 4, 2026

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

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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

Students walk around a city with their competencies visible and transferable.

Competency-Based Education

A New Infrastructure for Learning Credentials

Guest Author

Dec 6, 2024

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Laura Slover and Mike Flanagan on Skills for the Future

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 4, 2024

Explore the future of education with ETS and Mastery Transcript Consortium, focusing on skills, assessments, and learner records.

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A Full LER Ecosystem

Mason Pashia

Nov 14, 2024

A Full LER Ecosystem Stage 4 Learning and Employment Records (LERs) will become the primary means for documenting and signaling capabilities, particularly for talent transactions (i.e., enrolling, enlisting, employing). A Taxonomy for Experience Credentialing Experience Quality Indicators Scenario: Entrepreneurial Experience Learning and Employment Records…

Extending the Transcript

Mason Pashia

Nov 14, 2024

Extending the Transcript Stage 3 Shifting from Stage 1 and Stage 2 to Stage 3 requires a commitment to access and high-quality learning experiences. Stage 3 is described as extended transcript lite (e.g., endorsements, awards, credentials, experiences mentioned on the second…

Expanding Access, Value and Experiences Through Credentials

Mason Pashia

Nov 6, 2024

Authors & Gratitude This paper was primarily authored by Nate McClennen, Tom Vander Ark and Mason Pashia and couldn’t have been done without the support of numerous partners in the field. The production of this publication was made possible with generous support by Britebound. Executive Summary This report…

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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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