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iNACOL Report: Clearing the Path for Innovation
"Competency-based approaches offer a new value proposition for our education system," according to Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL.
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Feature School: Northwest Passage
We need to pursue a system of public education that endorses schools like Northwest Passage and that embraces them as part the norm, rather than perpetuate a system that holds them at arm’s length.
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Many Students Fail Military Entrance Exam
NPR featured EdTrust report, Shut Out of the Military. EdTrust and AEE have great resources on the crisis and the solution.
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10 Blended High School Models
Blended high schools incorporate multiple modes of learning to prepare students for college and careers. Here's 10 models.
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More Testing in High School
More testing in high school, but state plans don't embrace personal digital learning.
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K12 Aventa Learning Hosting Free Webinar
K12, Inc. and Aventa Learning are hosting a live webinar for people interested to learn more about blended learning, digital learning and the hybrid forms of learning that mix on-site with online.
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Pearson Foundation Report Shows Retention Success
The Pearson Foundation teams up with former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary for Education Arne Duncan to reveal "Building a Grad Nation," a study that takes account of successes in retention and preventing dropouts in our nation's schools.
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A Bridge to College
Strive for College helps build the bridge to the best possible post secondary decision for students
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The Complicated Pivot to Digital Learning
Choice to the course level is key--but challenging
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Newark Struggles in Graduation and College Achievement
According to outgoing Newark Superintendent Clifford Janey, "Only slightly more than half (52 percent) of our students graduate high school within four years, based on the new, more accurate graduation rate adopted by National Governors Association." See a report inside that details statistics about Newark's school and student achievement.