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A vocational school curriculum that includes genocide studies and British literature

The Hechinger Report

Massachusetts is turning that traditional model on its head by having many schools combine rigorous academics with hands-on career training, now called “career and technical education.” A similar proportion receive special education services, on par with the statewide average for high schools.

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

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Beth Rabbitt, CEO of education nonprofit The Learning Accelerator. There’s tremendous hype swirling around personalized learning, with money pouring in from foundations and education technology companies eager to capitalize on the trend. We know how education reform is. Personalized learning is easy to bastardize.