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How a Chinatown school is trying to bring more diversity to theater

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population and more than 13 percent of New York City’s population, per the 2010 census. Each year since, they have won numerous awards, including the trophy for Outstanding Production for the best overall elementary school performance three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015, and again in 2017. percent of the U.S.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

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Nineteen pilot schools participated in 2015; this year, the number skyrocketed, with 113 more joining the Basecamp ranks. Still, there are some stalwart critics, notably Benjamin Riley, who visited many personalized-learning classrooms from 2010 to 2014 as the policy and advocacy director for the NewSchools Venture Fund.