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

The Hechinger Report

I had never seen kids so in charge of their learning.”. Related: What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us? Nellie Mae, which had $430 million in assets at the end of 2009, began investing its own money in Maine, too. I was fascinated by it,” he said. “I The state ramps up.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He works with schools, school districts, and public and private sector companies to help them create healthy, high-functioning learning environments. Sam Chaltain is a DC-based writer and education activist.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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