Ed Dept issues competency-based education guidance - Roger Riddell, Ed Dive

A letter published Friday by the U.S. Department of Education details regulations on direct assessment and competency-based education programs. While the department previously addressed such programs in a March 2013 letter, the document published Friday includes a Q&A format attachment answering a number of questions received since then. The Q&A mainly details competency-based or direct assessment programs that award credit hours or an equivalent measure of progress. http://www.educationdive.com/news/ed-dept-issues-competency-based-education-guidance/346462/