4 big reasons micro-credentials are off to a slow start - Mica Ward, District Administration

While some early adopters in K12 report high levels of interest among their students, the evidence is clear: significant barriers are keeping districts from scaling high-quality micro-credentialing programs. These hurdles include uneven program quality, a dearth of accountability, hesitancy from students and teachers to embrace the model, and a lack of rigorous evidence to support the credentials’ value. “Whether micro-credentialing achieves its full potential rests on its champions’ ability to overcome these obstacles,” the report reads.

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