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What’s school without grade levels?

The Hechinger Report

By the fall of 2020, all Northern Cass students will plot their own academic courses to high school graduation, while sticking with same-age peers for things like gym class and field trips. There’s so much behind music to learn.”. . — On windswept fields outside Fargo, North Dakota, a bold experiment in education has begun.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. IBM boasted a partnership with the Sesame Workshop to build “ cognitive learning ” apps. See David Kernohan’s excellent keynote at OpenEd13 for more.)

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