The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

The approach traces its origins to the ideas of Maria Montessori , inventor of the Montessori method used in preschools and elementary schools globally, who encouraged children to do self-directed projects based on their interests. The adoption of the Common Core standards led many other schools to try the model , too.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

Fifth-graders at Konguta Kool – an elementary school in a small Estonian village – prepare for a math lesson in the computer lab. At that point, students decide whether to go to upper secondary school for three more years, where they focus on academics, or to vocational school to prepare for a specific career. Photo: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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Background and Experience Prior to being appointed as Connecticut’s education commissioner in August 2019, Cardona spent two decades at Meriden Public Schools—the same school system he attended himself—first as an elementary school teacher, then for 10 years as principal and more recently in district leadership. Ned Lamont.

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