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Learning Optimized by Joanne Jacobs
The summer of 2011 might have been a chance for Diane Tavenner to rest on laurels, but the CEO of Summit Public Schools is not a restful sort of person. The California Charter Schools Association had...
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Moving the Education Needle by Joanne Jacobs
Scott Hamilton is the Forrest Gump of education reform, although with a lot more IQ points and fewer chocolates. He worked for Bill Bennett in the U.S. Department of Education and for Benno Schmidt at...
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Beyond the Factory Model by Joanne Jacobs
Like many high-poverty middle schools, Oakland’s Elmhurst Community Prep is trying to reach students who are academically all over the map. One-third of the students are working at grade level in...
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Disrupting the Education Monopoly by Joanne Jacobs
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has given millions of dollars to start charter schools. He’s put millions more into developing education software to personalize learning. But he doesn’t just give money. He...
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Learning English by Joanne Jacobs
Third graders at Redwood City’s Hoover Elementary School present a collaborative group project Ocean animals was the theme in pre-kindergarten classes at a California school in early May. Some pre-K...
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High School of the Future – by Joanne Jacobs
There are no bells at Salt Lake City’s Innovations Early College High School, and no traditional “classes.” Students show up when they like, putting in six and a half hours at school between 7 a.m. and...
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Pacesetter in Personalized Learning – by Joanne Jacobs
Students at Summit Public Schools spend much of their time working on rigorous, real-world projects. How does a thermometer work? A group of 7th graders discuss their ideas. Nearby, a student named...
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Summit Now Partnering With Over 300 Schools – by Joanne Jacobs
A student and teacher work together at SLP partner school Chicago International Charter School. Summit Public Schools’ personalized-learning model, known as the Summit Learning Program (SLP) is...
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To Bring Back Bilingual Ed, California Needs Teachers – by Joanne Jacobs
Bilingual education is on its way back in California. After decisively rejecting bilingual education in 1998, state voters enthusiastically endorsed its return in 2016. Educators are eager to offer...
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Learning Optimized
The summer of 2011 might have been a chance for Diane Tavenner to rest on laurels, but the CEO of Summit Public Schools is not a restful sort of person. The California Charter Schools Association had...
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Moving the Education Needle
Scott Hamilton is the Forrest Gump of education reform, although with a lot more IQ points and fewer chocolates. He worked for Bill Bennett in the U.S. Department of Education and for Benno Schmidt at...
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Beyond the Factory Model
Like many high-poverty middle schools, Oakland’s Elmhurst Community Prep is trying to reach students who are academically all over the map. One-third of the students are working at grade level in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Disrupting the Education Monopoly
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has given millions of dollars to start charter schools. He’s put millions more into developing education software to personalize learning. But he doesn’t just give money. He...
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Learning English
Third graders at Redwood City’s Hoover Elementary School present a collaborative group project Ocean animals was the theme in pre-kindergarten classes at a California school in early May. Some pre-K...
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High School of the Future
There are no bells at Salt Lake City’s Innovations Early College High School, and no traditional “classes.” Students show up when they like, putting in six and a half hours at school between 7 a.m. and...
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Pacesetter in Personalized Learning
Students at Summit Public Schools spend much of their time working on rigorous, real-world projects. How does a thermometer work? A group of 7th graders discuss their ideas. Nearby, a student named...
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Summit Now Partnering With Over 300 Schools
A student and teacher work together at SLP partner school Chicago International Charter School. Summit Public Schools’ personalized-learning model, known as the Summit Learning Program (SLP) is...
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To Bring Back Bilingual Ed, California Needs Teachers
Bilingual education is on its way back in California. After decisively rejecting bilingual education in 1998, state voters enthusiastically endorsed its return in 2016. Educators are eager to offer...
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Behind a School Board Recall in San Francisco, a Diverse Coalition
/* custom css */ .tdi_2_abb{ min-height: 0; } /* custom css */ .tdi_4_662{ vertical-align: baseline; } Autumn Looijen and Siva Raj had no funding or political experience when the effort began to...
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School Board Shakeup in San Francisco
/* custom css */ .tdi_2_d1c{ min-height: 0; } /* custom css */ .tdi_4_17d{ vertical-align: baseline; } The San Francisco school- board recall effort was led by parents Siva Raj (left) and Autumn...
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