My own memories of kindergarten primarily consist of playing with blocks, putting on costumes in the dramatic play area, being home in...

Prior to 2015, I had a very rough idea what standards-based grading was all about. My experiences were based solely on what I had heard...

Why has the move to grade reporting using standards caused us so much anxiety? I mean, we all have standards when we are grading a...

At the heart of effective standards based work is calibrating our understanding of what our students should know and be able to do. True...

In working in three schools across the six years I’ve been in education, one thing I have learned is that proficiency-based education...

Diane Ravitch’s July New York Times essay, The Common Core Costs Billions and Hurts Students, lacks the nuance educators need to lead...

Happy high summer everyone! This is the time of year when some of us take on projects we don’t have time to tackle during the busy school...

As Maine moves closer to graduating students with proficiency-based diplomas, and as Vermont continues to be guided by the Flexible...

Earlier this month I wrote about the transition to proficiency for one of our Maine school districts, RSU 12. I closed that post with the...

One of the trickiest aspects of mastery-based grading is the way that scores are calculated in the system. There are pros and cons to each a

Schools and school districts find themselves on the path to proficiency-based education (PBE) for a range of reasons and once there, they...

Teachers, schools and school districts approaching proficiency with profound dedication are forced to examine a range of questions the...