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What a Summer Prototype Taught Us About Measuring Quality in an Unbundled Education System

Edsurge

It is burdensome and takes big chunks of time away from learning. At conferences on education policy and innovation we have heard the system referred to as an “albatross” and the “tail that wags the dog.” A growing number of states and local communities are examining how to shift to student-centered, competency-based learning systems.

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Join Us for the Third Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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In Utah, personalizing learning by focusing on relationships

The Hechinger Report

When he moved from principal of the high school to superintendent in 2013, he initiated a conversation about priorities with school board members, educators and the community. In thinking about how a semirural school district could support equity and opportunity for kids, they talked a lot about personalized and competency-based learning.

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The 2018 Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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Has New Hampshire found the secret to online education that works?

The Hechinger Report

The only students here now are in photos, like the one of a VLACS graduation ceremony that hangs in a classroom turned conference room. VLACS’s founder and CEO, Steve Kossakoski, sat for an interview earlier this spring in the conference room with the graduation photo. Soon, students will have even more ways to earn competencies.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) It’s that their parents are opting them out of exposure to these technologies.

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Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

The Hechinger Report

It’s called “Course Access” or “Course Choice.” This initiative, often called “Course Choice” or “Course Access,” is, as one proponent described it, like “ school choice on steroids.”. And, not unlike what often happens with charter schools and vouchers, the Course Access policies can set up a competition for limited education dollars.