California’s community colleges are experimenting with a new model, known as competency-based education, but at one school, it’s created a divide between faculty and college administrators.

In 2021, California lawmakers approved more than $4 million to expand the competency-based model to eight community colleges, including Madera Community College, by the 2024-25 academic year.

California’s community colleges are experimenting with a radical new model of education, but some professors are pushing back. Faculty at Madera Community College have become the most vocal ...

They say competency-based education has created an overwhelming amount of work for some faculty — who are largely responsible for designing the new curricula — and they worry the model is so different ...

At the Senate meeting Aug. 25, English professor Jeffrey Ragan said the competency model could lead to lower pay for faculty, despite the experience at colleges such as El Paso Community, where ...

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 ...

“In a competency-based world, we switch it,” he said. “Time and place become the variables, and learning becomes the constant.” Bramante says the competency model is much more centered on ...

Competency-based learning standard for NH schools takes center stage in rules debate . By ETHAN DEWITT. New Hampshire Bulletin: Published: 06-28-2023 11:41 AM ...

CalMatters California’s community colleges are experimenting with a radical new model of education, but some professors are pushing back. Faculty at Madera Community College have become the most ...

In summary California’s community colleges are experimenting with a new model, known as competency-based education, but at one school, it’s created a divide between faculty and college ...