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League of Innovative Schools Members Named 2016 “Leaders to Learn From”

Digital Promise

Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools serve as examples of how forward-thinking leadership can transform learning. Both districts are founding members of the League, and have long demonstrated their commitment to improve achievement and access for students. In Vancouver, Wash.,

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League of Innovative Schools Members Named 2016 “Leaders to Learn From”

Digital Promise

Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools serve as examples of how forward-thinking leadership can transform learning. Both districts are founding members of the League, and have long demonstrated their commitment to improve achievement and access for students. You can reach her on Twitter at @sschappy.

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In Utah, personalizing learning by focusing on relationships

The Hechinger Report

The high school graduation rate in Utah’s Juab School District was 78 percent in 2009. For the last three years in a row, it has been 97 percent, and the superintendent attributes the whole of that increase to the district’s efforts to personalize learning. Twelve percent of students do not have access to high-speed internet at home.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. Um, they do.)

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

The Hechinger Report

It’s called “Course Access” or “Course Choice.” This initiative, often called “Course Choice” or “Course Access,” is, as one proponent described it, like “ school choice on steroids.”. And, not unlike what often happens with charter schools and vouchers, the Course Access policies can set up a competition for limited education dollars.