The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Welcome to Community Lab School, a tiny public charter that is trying to transform the way middle schoolers are taught in the Albemarle School District — and eventually the nation. Traditional middle schools are very authoritarian, controlling environments.” Chad Ratliff, principal of Community Lab School.

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Middle School Elementary School Psychology Junior High 143

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

It’s one of the state’s only virtual schools operated by a traditional district. Related: Free, no frills programs lead the class in new federal study of remote learning. Learning from Lockdown. Even when she’s instructing a student from a distance, she learns about them and their home environment. “We

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Private School Charter School Tradition Project-Based Learning 68

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Indeed, despite the buzz around personalized learning, there’s no simple recipe for success, and the common ingredients — such as adaptive-learning technology and student control over learning — can backfire if poorly implemented. We don’t want to create gaps in our learning for our little ones.”.

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Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 84

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

But instead of shuttering schools with dropping enrollment — a move that often triggers community backlash — they’re redesigning them by offering popular education programs such as dual language or Montessori that are meant to serve as bait for families who otherwise might be paying for those offerings at private schools.

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Charter School K-12 Elementary School Economics 45