The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

What happens is that the academic pedagogy keeps getting pushed down, down, down and quashing what early childhood development is all about. Bobbi Macdonald, founder of City Neighbors charter schools. The adoption of the Common Core standards led many other schools to try the model , too. We say, ‘Of course!

High School 100

High School Project-Based Learning Charter School Elementary School 100

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Charter School 80

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 80

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

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.

High School 77

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 77