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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

In 2007, administrators were frustrated by the district’s poor outcomes and low graduation rate. Test scores leaped in Lindsay Unified after the district implemented competency-based learning. The number of students proficient on California’s academic standards increased from 26 percent in 2014-15 to 47 percent in 2018-19.

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How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses

The Hechinger Report

Then, with the larger group, they discussed problems they identified from their classroom visit: kids weren’t sure what they were supposed to be doing during an activity, there was little discussion among students, and the lessons were too general or didn’t reflect the academic standards. We could be in a school.’