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The Value of Googleable Questions?

Tech Helpful

In 2006 my oldest daughter was in 4th grade and part of the curriculum was called "Daily Oral Geography." This was 2006, 11 years ago. In 2006 the ease to get to "facts" using technology was just the tip of the iceberg. Is this why schools are trying to shift away from grades-based learning to competency-based learning?

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Has New Hampshire found the secret to online education that works?

The Hechinger Report

VLACS is headquartered in a former high school in Exeter, New Hampshire — a brick edifice used for a century until the town opened a new high school in 2006. Relationships Matter. The only students here now are in photos, like the one of a VLACS graduation ceremony that hangs in a classroom turned conference room.

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Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

The Hechinger Report

For example, in Minnesota, which began allowing part-time online enrollment in 2006, roughly 1 percent (5,520) of the state’s secondary school students enrolled during the 2013-14 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education. She said that although no more than 1 or 2 percent of U.S.