A new initiative aims at giving Nevada students more flexibility to move through classes at their own pace. The “Nevada Future of Learning Network” focuses on competency-based learning. The goal is to ...

"I went to a four-year university." "That job requires a one-year certificate." "It's a two-semester course." "She's a fifth-year senior." What do these expressions have in common? They use time as ...

What exactly is competency-based learning? Check out Competency Works' description here. Competency-based learning (CBL) refers to the notion of allowing learners to acquire credits based on goals ...

Historians of this period, possessing the clearsightedness that only time provides, will likely point to online learning as the disruptive technology platform that radically changed higher education, ...

Students, educators, employers, and policymakers alike are beginning to embrace competency-based education models that have the potential to transform standards of higher education, keeping students ...

A recent CAP event gathered education leaders to discuss the benefits and difficulties of this form of education. Students, educators, employers, and policymakers alike are beginning to embrace ...

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PIA) — The Department of Education (DepEd)-Puerto Princesa City Schools Division officials vow to make sure that suspension of face-to-face classes would not hinder ...

DAVAO CITY (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd) XI has ramped up efforts to boost literacy and numeracy competencies among schoolchildren across all levels while addressing the learning gaps ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Education will allow at least 40 colleges to experiment with competency-based education and prior learning assessment, granting them a waiver from certain rules ...

The phrase “competency-based education” is quite a mouthful, but it was all the rage a few years ago among college leaders looking to expand access to their programs. The idea can sound radical, since ...