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When math lessons at a goat farm beat sitting behind a desk

The Hechinger Report

It’s all part of a statewide push to “personalizelearning, giving students more of a say over what — and where — they study. That law, known as Act 77, “opened up learning beyond the four walls of the traditional classroom,” says John Fischer, who was a deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education at the time. “It

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The ESSR funds expire in 2024. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. With an influx of federal funding available to schools in response to the pandemic, Oakland is using the opportunity to strengthen the program.