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Designing for Equity

Addressing Equity Issues in Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

Core to competency education is the dedication and commitment to serve all students, regardless of their different abilities, learning challenges, and family lives.
Technology Tools

An Advisor’s Perspective on iPASS

iPASS is designed to integrate systems in support of student success. The key to doing it well is the advisor himself.
New Designs for School

Ahead of the Class: Earning College Credits Early

The Pathways and Early College instructional model of Generation Schools Network creates a direct connection from high school learning to college and career.
Professional Learning

Alternative Credential Adoption in Higher Ed

Whatever you might call them, various types of alternative credentials have gone mainstream in many areas outside of academia.
Reimagining Assessment

Alternative, Stackable, and Microcredentials: Where are we headed?

Competencies gained through a college degree are under scrutiny; academics, graduates and employers must constantly look for ways bridge the skills gap.
Professional Learning

And the Winners of the Breakthrough Models Academy Competition Were…All Twelve Teams

Twelve Breakthrough Models Academy teams culminated their work to create innovative designs for enhanced student success by presenting the designs publicly at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference.
Building Community

Announcing the 2014 Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools

Educators, policy makers, entrepreneurs and students across the country are working to change the face of K-12 education in the 21st century.
Why Schools Need to Change

Announcing our New K-20 Series: Where K-12 and Higher Ed Meet

The realms of K-12 and higher education share many similarities in their mission and vision, and offer countless opportunities for collaboration, critical analysis and dialogue.
Why Schools Need to Change

Are High Schools Preparing Students for College and Career?

According to a recent survey of 165,000 college hopefuls, less than half feel that their high schools have them on the right track to set career goals.​​
New Designs for School

Are NGLC Breakthrough School Models Disruptive?

This post examines the disruptive nature of NGLC breakthrough school model grantees in light of the new Christensen Institute paper on K-12 blended learning and the theory of hybrids.​​