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Why a K-12 Operating System is the Next Step in the Evolution of Edtech

Edsurge

For example, it didn’t integrate with Google Apps, which we had spent the last three years using. For example, I can purchase a pair of concert tickets using my EventBrite app, and then export the information directly into my iPhone calendar. My colleagues had mixed feelings about it too.

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A school where you can’t fail — it just takes you longer to learn

The Hechinger Report

They get frequent updates on which skills they’ve learned and which ones they need to acquire. Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning, is taking hold across the country. In Moheeb’s sixth-grade math class, for example, there are 37 skills.

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