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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

They also organized an in-person component: Once a week, students would gather in reserved classrooms in a local elementary school, for activities such as science experiments, project-based learning and reading groups. SpaRRk Academy hallways are filled with art projects and classroom work from the students.

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Working in a group might be the best way to help kids meet individual goals, study says

The Hechinger Report

The collaborative is primarily funded by the Nellie Mae Foundation, which is among the supporters of the Hechinger Report, and, since its formation in 2016, regularly brings together researchers and education experts to share findings and disseminate them to schools. Sometimes, the students had clear roles and rotated the leadership role.

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How one Chicago high school turned the corner using full-time internships

The Hechinger Report

With this “Real-World Learning” program, ChiTech joins a growing number of schools devoting big chunks of the year to internships, despite the perennial classroom time crunch. The internships are also part of a larger turnaround effort at ChiTech, centered on project-based learning.

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Four Takeaways from League Candidates for Superintendent of the Year

Digital Promise

Every year, The School Superintendents’ Association (AASA) awards the title "Superintendent of the Year" to exceptional leaders who work to identify and implement these solutions so students can succeed through leadership for learning, communication, professionalism, and community involvement.

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Anatomy of a failure: How an XQ Super School flopped

The Hechinger Report

The plan pulled from best practices in school innovation from all over the country. But many of its key features are more common in private or charter schools than in district ones. “We We thought our big contribution could be laying out how to do this in the traditional public school environment,” Resnick said.

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

But that’s not what is easing the transition to remote learning for schools like Rhodes. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning. 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.

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Is the Post-Pandemic Era Ripe for Rethinking High School?

ED Surge

It’s a moment when XQ Institute’s agenda — that schools should offer more project-based learning, allow more flexibility in their schedules, and assign classwork more explicitly connected to career paths that interest students — may excite education leaders searching for solutions.