ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For students at a new Florida-based charter school, entering the classroom means strapping on a VR headset. While plenty of schools have experimented with short lessons conducted in virtual reality, this new school, called Optima Academy Online, has embraced the technology as a primary mode of course delivery.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

For starters, the study took place at nine charter schools in Colorado, stretching from Denver to Fort Collins. The claim of closing the achievement gap is based on only 16 students who attended this one charter school. In this study, the researchers copied a method used by charter school researchers.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But that’s not what is easing the transition to remote learning for schools like Rhodes. Fears about data privacy and screen time, along with concerns about Silicon Valley’s conflicting interests as it pushes into public schools, have battered Summit’s reputation. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Teacher shortage is primarily a function of race and geography,” the authors wrote. Related: Former educators answer call to return to school. Educators say the message they constantly get from lawmakers is that traditional public schools aren’t worth investing in. Related: Are rural charter schools viable in Mississippi?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

All the traditional method does is sort students. Critics of the traditional teaching model of presenting information and then giving a test to determine how much of it a student retains point to the lack of actionable information offered by a single cumulative grade. A student who got an A was assumed to have learned something.

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