Journey to Mastery Learning

In the December 2024 issue of School Administrator magazine, MTC CEO Mike Flanagan and Chief Program Officer Susie Bell explore an educational approach that values skills over traditional metrics like GPAs. Discover how innovative programs, such as Indiana's Amp Lab, help students develop essential problem-solving skills through real-world projects. Learn from successful examples like Nipmuc High in Massachusetts, where community involvement is key to educational success. Join us in envisioning a future that highlights student strengths beyond test scores!

When standardized testing resumed after a two-year hiatus at Compass Community Collaborative School, the scores were higher, much higher than before the pandemic. The school’s Executive Director, Jan Harrison, and her colleagues were not all that surprised with this encouraging data. After only a few years of implementing the school’s mastery-based learning program...