INDIANAPOLIS - The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (April 10) voted to recommend approval of a Bachelor of Science degree in Transdisciplinary Studies in Technology in the College of ...

A new report says 52 colleges offer, or plan to offer, some credits based on learning, not just seat time. Competency-based education is in vogue — even though most people have never heard of it, and ...

Explore how micro-credential courses can enhance employability and modernize arts, science, and engineering degrees in ...

Brandman University in Irvine is testing an online-only bachelor’s degree in business administration based on a “direct assessment” of student knowledge rather than a traditional university system of ...

Speakers at last week's annual conference of the nonprofit Competency-Based Education Network promoted a new report that's part of a coordinated push to grow adoption and acceptance of the education ...

When Texas resident Billy Parsons went on job interviews, he emphasized his unique online education. The 47-year-old earned his MBA from the for-profit Capella University last year through ...

School districts in every state now have the green light to establish competency-based education programs and models in their classrooms—but they have a lot of work to do on the operational side to ...

Students from low-income high schools in Richmond and elsewhere are part of a critical segment of Virginia’s population: individuals who have not pursued higher education, and the jobs that could ...

Despite massive changes in society and technology since colonial times, one thing hasn’t changed much: the way we teach, test, and pass our students along to the next level—or into their adult working ...