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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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From 2009–2012 he served as a trustee for the State University of New York as an appointee of the governor. Noguera was recently appointed to serve as a special advisor to the governor of New Mexico on education policy. He also advises the state departments of education in Washington, Oregon, and Nevada. About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A.

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

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

The Hechinger Report

In 2013, the Legislature passed a landmark education reform that offered students flexible pathways to graduation and more dual-enrollment options so they could earn credits toward college while in high school, and required the implementation of personalized learning plans for every student. percent between 2009 and 2017.

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Want your child to receive better reading help in public school? It might cost $7,500

The Hechinger Report

When Ann Civitareale’s father passed away in 2009, she little fathomed that she would spend thousands of her inheritance on medical and educational testing for her two sons. Sometimes districts put up hurdles to that effort — whether by accident or intent.

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5 Reasons to Address Cyber Security

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Dr. Gary Lilly, Superintendent at Bristol Tennessee City Schools in Tennessee since 2009, has been an educator for 24 years. Under his leadership, Bristol Tennessee City Schools has embraced personalized learning through an effort that includes providing laptops for students to use at school and at home.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. It looks unlike any school I ever attended. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

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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 spent five years at the First Amendment Center as the co-director of the First Amendment Schools program.