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A New Chapter for Mastery.org

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.

July 23, 2026
A Letter from Scott Looney

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.

July 23, 2026
A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning

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.

April 18, 2025
The Story Behind Pioneering the Nation’s First Mastery Transcript

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

April 2, 2025
School Administrator Magazine: The Move to Mastery Transcripts

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

December 1, 2024
Compass Finds Its Way: Mastery Learning and State Testing

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,

December 17, 2022
Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Education Reimagined with MTC Learning Record

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…

August 9, 2022
Parent Perspectives on Mastery Learning

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

January 25, 2022