AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hays County said it expected to implement a Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) Program in the coming ...

Hays County leaders have approved a new jail-based program aimed at addressing mental health needs in the criminal justice ...

Apprenticeship within the Igbo system is governed by clearly understood norms: learning occurs through immersion, assessment ...

Twenty-year-old Asmaa is an example of how constant change and upheaval were hallmarks of the previous school year. A student of mine in an accelerated program for new arrivals to the U.S., in just ...

Great ideas abound. Putting them into practice when it requires not simple adjustments, but completely new machinery is a massive challenge when considering our established educational practices. This ...

Yet the rate at which schools cited specific practice tags associated with competency-based education ranged widely: almost 75 percent of schools said they offer multiple opportunities for students to ...

A recent study suggests that although there is growing interest in skills- and competency-based learning, few colleges and universities have actually implemented the new model. The report, released ...

If so, researchers should make efforts to codify the competency-based models that are emerging. “Competency-based education” may still be the banner under which these models fly, but understanding the ...