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

The Hechinger Report

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. Related: Summit Schools and Facebook announce new personalized learning platform project. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. In 2010, Rhode Island won a four-year, $75 million grant from Race to the Top. Bull also worries that these screens infringe on student privacy, especially in light of Summit’s proximity to Facebook.