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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

The Hechinger Report

The graduation rate in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District rose from 56 to 81 percent between 2011 and 2020. The Cleveland Plan began in the 2011-12 school year, a make-or-break time for the district. The graduation rate rose from 56 to 81 percent between 2011 and 2020. Related: How to make Cleveland ‘great again’?

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

In 2003, the Gates Foundation gave RISC $5.8 To build public support for the changes, the foundation also gave smaller grants to youth and immigrant advocacy groups in the districts. In its application for its 2011 grant, Portland pledged to move the entire district to a proficiency-based diploma.

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Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites

The Hechinger Report

What’s more, many districts completely block social media sites, something the Federal Communications Commission said in 2011 was inconsistent with CIPA. Securly is one of the most popular web filters, used in more than 20,000 schools, and its “sexual content” category covers “websites about sexual health and LGBTQ+ advocacy websites.”

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Scrutiny of colleges that get billions in GI Bill money remains mired in bureaucracy

The Hechinger Report

Curt Coy, who was the VA’s deputy under secretary for economic opportunity from 2011 until his retirement in late 2017, said it was hard to find resources for veterans’ educational issues. In a 2011 congressional hearing, then-Sen. At this point, schools are often still able to operate with impunity, and veterans are being scammed.”.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Today with Howard Blumenthal - "Paying for School" with Andreas Schleicher #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Cooper served as the Secretary of Policy and Planning for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 2003–2010 where she was responsible for the state’s education, public supports, environmental and health care policy. He holds an honorary Professorship at the University of Heidelberg.

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Live Thursday Sept. 15 with Sam Chaltain on "Faces of Learning"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Date : Thursday, September 15th, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). psid=2011-09-15.1730.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350 Log in at [link]. The LearnCentral event page is [link].