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New Issue Brief Outlines State Strategies for Awarding Credits Based on Student Learning

February 10, 2012 /

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Awarding credits based on student mastery of content and skills can remove barriers to increasing student readiness for college and careers, according to a new issue brief released today by the National Governors Association.

Currently, education systems in most states dictate inputs such as the amount of time students are required to complete a course instead of outputs such as student learning. State Strategies for Awarding Credit to Support Student Learning http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/1202EDUCREDITBRIEF.PDF provides states with strategies that encourage flexible policies for awarding credit and a competency-based education system.

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