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A New Chapter for Mastery.org
Matt Sornson and Aaron Rasmussen on becoming the next stewards of the Mastery Transcript, and what they hope to build with the consortium.

A Letter from Scott Looney
MTC founder Scott Looney on Legend.org acquiring the consortium from ETS, and his return as chair of the Advisory Council.

A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning
Cult of Pedagogy Podcast's Jennifer Gonzalez welcomes Susie Bell (Executive Director, Programs) and member school educators to talk competency-based learning.

The Story Behind Pioneering the Nation’s First Mastery Transcript
Dr. Tyler Thigpen reflects on the school’s experience as one of MTC’s first members and pioneering the Mastery Transcript

School Administrator Magazine: The Move to Mastery Transcripts
For their December 2024 issue of School Administrator magazine, the team at AASA, invited MTC CEO Mike Flanagan and Chief Program Officer Susie Bell to discuss the following question: what does it look like when district leaders work to move beyond GPAs and credit hours? Mike and Susie discuss MTC’s digital records and how they

Compass Finds Its Way: Mastery Learning and State Testing
When standardized testing resumed after a two-year hiatus at Compass Community Collaborative School (grades 6-12), 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 these encouraging data. After only a few years of implementing the school’s mastery-based learning program,

Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Education Reimagined with MTC Learning Record
Do you remember a learning experience outside of school that made a difference to you? Why did that experience matter? For me, the first thing that…

Parent Perspectives on Mastery Learning
Empowering. Motivating. Authentic. Meaningful…Don’t worry. These were the closing sentiments of MTC parents in our last talkback of 2021. At 6pm ET on Thursday, December 2, caregivers from Wisconsin to Connecticut and the Bay Area gathered virtually to discuss their students’ journeys to mastery learning, with an eye toward college and workforce success. Parents shared

