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 88

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 88

Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2019

Project Zero (PZ) researchers, including senior researcher Mara Krechevsky , explored this when they posed a question to children in Washington, D.C.: There was no set curriculum that prescribed what the projects would look like or accomplish. To whom does your city belong?

Civics 97

Civics Library Charter School Research 97

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2019

Destiny Reyes, 18, spends one school day each week at the New England Aquarium and much of her schoolwork is built around research opportunities there. When Destiny Reyes started elementary school, she felt highly motivated. Like most young children, she liked learning new things, and she excelled at school.

Middle School 112

Middle School Tradition Elementary School High School 112

Rosie the History Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

I had a few interviews that summer – and one charter school even offered me a job without interviewing me! Then I got down to the important work of mapping out my classes for the year and trying to plan some lessons and Project Based Learning. I donated 10 inches of my hair to Children With Hairloss.)

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Museum Charter School History Project-Based Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2020

“The Promise Neighborhoods’ goal was to replicate the work of Harlem Children’s Zone — a federal grant program to do in neighborhoods across the country what Geoffrey Canada did for Harlem,” said Megan Gallagher, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, a social and economic policy think tank. Credit: Harlem Children's Zone.

Charter School 105

Charter School Economics High School Project-Based Learning 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

Bobbi Macdonald, founder of City Neighbors charter schools. Efforts like these to transform high school are taking off, although hard data on how many high schools have adopted practices that harken back to preschool is difficult to come by. Preschools and elementary schools across the U.S We say, ‘Of course!

High School 105

High School Charter School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 105

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 84

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 84

ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2023

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. Policy Center, a research organization.

High School 117

High School Leadership Public School Charter School 117