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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Live Show Today - The Exploding Trend of "Pandemic Pods" and Micro-Schools #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Mara Linaberger, EdD is Founder & COO, Microschool Builder, and the author of The Micro-School Builder’s Handbook. Launching “Mindful Technology Consultants” in 2013, she continues to train teachers at the masters level on the use of digital portfolios as alternative assessments, and on bringing mindfulness practices into the classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

Between the fall of 2013 and late March 2016, Terry High School reported 53 arrests by school police officers, most for disorderly conduct. There were six arrests at Terry High School during the 2013-14 school year. Its 2014-15 arrest rate of 1.5 percent compares unfavorably to the national referral rate of.06 06 percent.

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Students are enlisted to help flailing classmates deal with money matters

The Hechinger Report

And a handbook on financial literacy for community college students published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston also highlighted the model. based policy and youth-advocacy organization. percent in 2013, the most recent year for which figures are available, said Ilia Cordero, assistant director of financial aid services.

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