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Vermont’s ‘all over the map’ effort to switch schools to proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

The shift came to the school ahead of a statewide deadline to have proficiency-based graduation requirements in place for all of Vermont’s 2020 high school graduates. The requirements came as part of a broader effort to make education in Vermont more student-centered, with an emphasis on customization, flexibility and project-based work.

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‘Bigly’ Education Decisions for 2017

Edsurge

If the President-elect’s Tweet storms are any indication, education policies are in for an adventure next year. The nominated Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, is also an unabashed advocate of school choice. President Obama allowed the program to expire in 2009, but it was reauthorized for five years in 2011.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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