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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 In 2007, Maine’s then-commissioner, Susan Gendron, invited DeLorenzo to speak at a summer conference for superintendents in Bar Harbor. million to train additional Alaska school districts and to create a research and development program.

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The breaking point that led to my sabbatical (and what’s next)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Circumstances are really kind of secondary. I’ve attended dozens of education conferences. I’ve spent my free time socializing with other educators and participating in Twitter chats and Facebook groups about teaching. The truth is, I was having more low days than functional days by July and early August of 2020.