The Promise of Extended Learning Opportunities: New, Powerful, and Personalized Options for High School Students Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 05, 2013 NICHOLAS C. DONOHUE This article by NMEF President & CEO Nicholas C. Donohue was published in the research compendium, Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and…
Necessary for Success: Building Mastery of World-Class Skills – A State Policymakers Guide to Competency Education Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 01, 2013 SUSAN PATRICK AND CHRIS STURGIS As students continue to drop off the “conveyor belt” of today’s factory-like school system, state policymakers are exploring student-centered alternatives to seat-time progression.…
Re-Engineering Information Technology Design Considerations for Competency Education Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 01, 2013 LIZ GLOWA AND SUSAN PATRICK This brief addresses information technology as it relates to competency education, detailing the classroom, district, and state-level requirements of a student-centered system. The authors of the report analyze the knowledge of…