https://www.edweek.org/competency-based-learning Competency-Based Learning en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:13:20 GMT https://www.edweek.org/group-subscriptions/teaching-learning/get-an-instant-download-your-guide-to-assessment-competency-based-learning Your Guide to Assessment & Competency-Based Learning Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:13:20 GMT https://www.edweek.org/group-subscriptions/teaching-learning/get-an-instant-download-your-guide-to-assessment-competency-based-learning https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-do-math-and-grade-level-instruction-need-a-divorce/2025/08 Every student can achieve math proficiency. Here's how. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-do-math-and-grade-level-instruction-need-a-divorce/2025/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-whatll-it-take-for-mastery-based-learning-to-deliver/2025/08 Mastery learning exclusively cares about what students know. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:03:46 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-whatll-it-take-for-mastery-based-learning-to-deliver/2025/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-is-it-time-to-ditch-the-four-year-degree/2025/06 A call for three-year degrees, micro-credentials, and closer ties between educators and employers could affect K–12 and higher education. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-is-it-time-to-ditch-the-four-year-degree/2025/06 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-our-grading-system-was-setting-students-up-to-fail-until-this-change/2025/05 Our first reaction to standards-based grading was despair. Then, slowly, things began to change. Tue, 13 May 2025 18:29:48 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-our-grading-system-was-setting-students-up-to-fail-until-this-change/2025/05 https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/reflections-on-evidence-based-grading-practices-what-we-learned-for-next-year Get real insights on evidence-based grading from K-12 leaders. Wed, 07 May 2025 18:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/reflections-on-evidence-based-grading-practices-what-we-learned-for-next-year https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/inside-one-teachers-effort-to-help-students-take-charge-of-their-own-learning/2025/02 While teaching high school math, Robert Barnett wondered how to approach students who learn at different paces. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:08:37 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/inside-one-teachers-effort-to-help-students-take-charge-of-their-own-learning/2025/02 https://www.edweek.org/events/k-12-essentials-forum/making-competency-based-learning-a-reality Join this free virtual event to hear from educators and experts working to implement competency-based education. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:47 GMT https://www.edweek.org/events/k-12-essentials-forum/making-competency-based-learning-a-reality https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/this-school-didnt-like-traditional-grades-so-it-created-its-own-system/2024/11 Principals at this middle school said the transition to the new system took patience and time. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:28:12 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/this-school-didnt-like-traditional-grades-so-it-created-its-own-system/2024/11 https://www.edweek.org/technology/video-video-inside-a-competency-based-learning-program-without-grades/2024/10 This district's competency-based program gives students greater autonomy over their education, providing feedback rather than grades. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:01:18 GMT https://www.edweek.org/technology/video-video-inside-a-competency-based-learning-program-without-grades/2024/10 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-educators-have-to-say-about-competency-based-education/2024/09 Teachers, principals, and district leaders shared skepticism and optimism for the learning model. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:45:56 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-educators-have-to-say-about-competency-based-education/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/technology/teachers-want-to-know-more-about-competency-based-learning-will-they-embrace-it/2024/09 The learning model still has a long way to go before it's a household name, survey data show. But there's interest in learning more. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:43:13 GMT https://www.edweek.org/technology/teachers-want-to-know-more-about-competency-based-learning-will-they-embrace-it/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/teachers-need-pd-to-make-competency-based-learning-work-what-that-looks-like/2024/09 Can teachers use microcredentials to become skilled at teaching in a way they probably never experienced as students? Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/teachers-need-pd-to-make-competency-based-learning-work-what-that-looks-like/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/competency-based-education-what-it-is-and-how-to-pull-it-off Competency-based education can upend more than a century of tradition in K-12 schools. How schools have made it work. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/competency-based-education-what-it-is-and-how-to-pull-it-off https://www.edweek.org/technology/all-states-allow-competency-based-learning-will-it-become-a-reality-in-schools/2024/09 School districts in every state have the flexibility to adopt competency-based learning, but implementation is easier said than done. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/technology/all-states-allow-competency-based-learning-will-it-become-a-reality-in-schools/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/its-hard-to-shift-to-competency-based-learning-these-strategies-can-help/2024/09 Educators are interested in the model and supportive of some of its key components, even if largely unfamiliar with the practice. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/its-hard-to-shift-to-competency-based-learning-these-strategies-can-help/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/technology/inside-one-districts-experiment-with-competency-based-education/2024/09 It’s tough to discern what grades and subjects are being taught in the Moonshot classroom. And that's part of the point. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/technology/inside-one-districts-experiment-with-competency-based-education/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-is-standards-based-grading-and-how-does-it-work/2024/09 Schools can retool to make instruction more personalized and student-centered. But grading is a common sticking point. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-is-standards-based-grading-and-how-does-it-work/2024/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-can-mastery-based-learning-replace-seat-time/2024/05 Developing better assessments and getting buy-in from practitioners will be key to replacing seat time as a proxy for mastery. Thu, 30 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-can-mastery-based-learning-replace-seat-time/2024/05 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-it-may-be-time-to-retire-the-carnegie-unit-are-there-better-measures-of-learning/2024/05 The Carnegie Foundation popularized seat time as a measure of learning. Now, the organization’s president lays out a new vision. Tue, 28 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-it-may-be-time-to-retire-the-carnegie-unit-are-there-better-measures-of-learning/2024/05 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-to-replace-skill-mastery-for-seat-time-there-are-3-requirements/2024/01 Time for learning and student support take on a whole new meaning in the mastery-based learning model. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-to-replace-skill-mastery-for-seat-time-there-are-3-requirements/2024/01 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-is-it-time-to-ditch-the-carnegie-unit/2023/09 The measure's fixation on seat time may have stifled K–12 innovation. Will abandoning it lead to improved learning or lower standards? Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-is-it-time-to-ditch-the-carnegie-unit/2023/09 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-a-school-without-bells-or-report-cards-can-it-fly/2023/09 Students at one private school earn "learning credits" rather than traditional grades. What does that look like? Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-a-school-without-bells-or-report-cards-can-it-fly/2023/09 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/an-inside-look-at-1-states-journey-to-transform-its-school-system/2023/07 Progress has been slow and uneven, but virtually all states have made some move to adopt competency-based learning. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:31:18 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/an-inside-look-at-1-states-journey-to-transform-its-school-system/2023/07 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/measuring-mastery-not-seat-time-heres-how-schools-can-make-it-work/2023/06 A new report lays out the nuts and bolts for schools adopting a model that stresses student mastery of skills they need for college and careers. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:55:08 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/measuring-mastery-not-seat-time-heres-how-schools-can-make-it-work/2023/06 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/every-state-now-lets-schools-measure-students-success-based-on-mastery-not-seat-time/2023/05 Wyoming became the final state to adopt competency-based education policies when it approved a new pilot program in April. Wed, 31 May 2023 21:02:43 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/every-state-now-lets-schools-measure-students-success-based-on-mastery-not-seat-time/2023/05 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-can-state-tests-be-useful-for-instruction-and-accountability/2023/04 An assessment company is aiming to eliminate the gap between what local assessments and the respective state test is delivering. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:00:59 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-can-state-tests-be-useful-for-instruction-and-accountability/2023/04 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/fighting-senioritis-this-new-requirement-kept-a-graduating-class-engaged/2023/04 These seniors were the first to test a new state requirement to reflect on what they had learned over four years of high school. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:05:56 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/fighting-senioritis-this-new-requirement-kept-a-graduating-class-engaged/2023/04