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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

Most charter operators did not come close to hitting their targets, predicting, for example, that they could move students from 50 percent proficiency to 80 or even 100 percent in four or five years. Esperanza, which has done well under Choice leadership, achieved 67 percent proficiency in 2016, but is still not at its 80 percent target.

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In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs

The Hechinger Report

For the past four years, Vermont has prioritized broadening work-based education in secondary schools, to include more than what has traditionally been offered in career-technical education. Between September 2016 and June 2017, the number of licensed work-based learning coordinators in Vermont increased from 38 to 53.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

While these roles were drafted to appeal specifically to university and college librarians, they are universal enough to be relevant to school librarians working in primary and secondary school media centers, too. Lifelong Learner – Librarians as lifelong learners lead by example.