Some of the organizers behind Education Forward have some clever
ideas about how to fund the online courses a student might take, for example — by offering 50 percent of funding to the provider up - front for
enrollment, 25 percent for the student passing the course, and the last 25 percent upon successful passage of the state final exam — but this
idea, which moves the focus to student outcomes, isn't codified explicitly in the initiative (although the notion of competency - based learning is, which might lead to such an outcomes - based funding system).
Response: We appreciate the
ideas and recommendations shared by commenters
about anticipated impacts of an eligibility verification for special
enrollment periods and how HHS may reduce possible misuse and abuse of special
enrollment periods, while continuing to strengthen risk pools.