Some lawmakers said they are concerned with the scope of flexibility for schools that participate in the pilot program, especially when it comes to collective bargaining. Participating schools could ...

On Tuesday, I talked with Tim Knowles, the CEO of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, about replacing the century-old Carnegie unit of seat time with a mastery-based measurement ...

BOISE • A new state committee looking at mastery-based education met for the first time Thursday and Friday in Boise. The committee — which includes teachers and school administrators — is developing ...

EMMA BURRELL @goskagit Oct 4, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 0 LA CONNER — The La Conner School District received a visit Wednesday afternoon from a couple VIPs interested in learning more about the district’s ...

When you’ve been around as long as I have, one gets all manner of intriguing questions. While I usually respond to such queries in private, some seem likely to be of broader interest. So, in “Ask Rick ...