CompetencyWorks Releases New Report on Quality and Equity by Design: Charting the Course for the Next Phase of Competency-Based Education

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CompetencyWorks released a new report, Quality and Equity by Design: Charting the Course for the Next Phase of Competency-Based Education. This publication seeks to advance K-12 competency education along four key issues: quality, equity, meeting students where they are, and policy.

K-12 education in the United States and across the world is at a critical point in its evolution, and the demand for competency education has never been greater. The four key issues outlined in this report are critical to enabling competency-based education to scale with quality and sustainability over the long term. The report provides actionable recommendations on how the field can advance through the next wave of innovation and implementation.

The report calls for creating competency-based systems where the culture, structure, policies and instructional practices fully support each and every student in their journey towards preparation for college, career and life.

Susan Patrick, CompetencyWorks Co-Founder and iNACOL President and CEO, said, "K-12 education in the United States and across the world is at a turning point, and we have an opportunity to redesign K-12 education to serve every student. Competency education systems prepare all students to graduate high school with the academic and lifelong learning skills to be leaders in their communities, visionaries, and agents of their own success ? whether in college, career, or navigating the opportunities and challenges they will encounter in their lives."

Chris Sturgis, CompetencyWorks Co-Founder, said, "This report provides deep insights into ensuring equity and quality in the design and implementation of competency-based systems, ensuring that all students are achieving at the highest levels, using their skills to navigate their lives and shape their futures, and discovering their potentials."

Download a full copy of Quality and Equity by Design: Charting the Course for the Next Phase of Competency-Based Education here.

CompetencyWorks and iNACOL are hosting a webinar highlighting insights from this report on November 8 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET. Learn more and register here. For more information about CompetencyWorks, a project of iNACOL dedicated to advancing K-12 competency education, please visit CompetencyWorks.org.

The iNACOL Symposium, held on October 23-25 in Orlando, will convene 3,000 experts and leaders advancing powerful, personalized, learner-centered experiences and shaping the future of K-12 competency-based education. Register here.

About CompetencyWorks
CompetencyWorks is an online resource dedicated to providing information and knowledge about competency education in the K-12 education system. Drawing on lessons learned by innovators and early adopters, CompetencyWorks shares original research, knowledge and a variety of perspectives through an informative blog with practitioner knowledge, policy advancements, papers on emerging issues and a wiki with resources curated from across the field. CompetencyWorks also offers a blog on competency education in higher education so that the sectors can learn from each other and begin to align systems across K-12, higher education and the workplace. Visit the website and follow CompetencyWorks on Twitter: @CompetencyWorks.

About iNACOL
The mission of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is to catalyze the transformation of K-12 education policy and practice to advance powerful, personalized, learner-centered experiences through competency-based, blended and online learning. iNACOL is a non-profit organization focusing on research, developing policy for student-centered education to ensure equity and access, developing quality standards for emerging learning models using competency-based, blended and online education, and supporting the ongoing professional development of school and district leaders for new learning models. Visit our website, like us on Facebook, connect with us on LinkedIn and follow us on Twitter.

SOURCE International Association for K-12 Online Learning