At least ten state education agencies have launched official micro-credential pilots, with Tennessee's pilot reaching almost 800 educators¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? At least 10 state education agencies had launched official micro-credential pilots, and Tennessee's third-year pilot had grown to almost 800 educators from more than 25 school districts. → Berry 2019

Evidence¶

Berry 2019¶

Berry, B., & Byrd, P. A. (2019). Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation's Teachers. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/65a7d0ed-66b1-4d5b-ac51-6bcf25285dd3 doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/104

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A document scan and state engagement conducted for the brief identified the named states with official pilots. The brief also reports Tennessee's pilot "has grown to almost 800 educators from more than 25 school districts," with 60 of 100 micro-credentials earned in the past year from a STEM group.

"At least 10 state education agencies—Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington—have launched official micro-credential pilots."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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