Labor and the fast food industry announce an agreement, but there’s no deal at the California Legislature on homeowners’ insurance.
must design a single associate degree using the competency model in which students prove they have the relevant skills through exams. Some schools offer no grades nor lectures, but do provide students materials to teach themselves, so that they can go at their own pace. And teachers and counselors are available to answer questions and lend support.Jeremy Cox
, a student at the competency-based, online-only community college Calbright: “My study time is when the kids go to bed. I only have after 10 p.m. And then with student body responsibilities, my time is split between the two. Half of it is with the student body and half is my studies.” But in addition to the various bureaucratic and logistical hurdles the eight schools face, faculty members have raised concerns about pay and intellectual propertyDesigning a new framework for education also isn’t easy — which is why California teachers and administrators, where a handful of technical colleges there have gained reputations for developing successful competency-based programs.
That includes Lakeshore Technical College, which offers courses in automotive repair, welding and more. The college has gradually shifted more majors to the competency-based model, leading to a bump in enrollment., Lakeshore Technical College student: “I wish I would have figured this out 10 years ago. It’s easier and cheaper.”
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