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Lessons Learned While Creating Long Lasting Change in Providence Public Schools

Edsurge

This case study was originally published on Getting Smart. As the largest school district in Rhode Island, Providence Public Schools makes up 25% of the state’s entire elementary and secondary student population. Read the full Providence Public Schools case study here.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies).

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

I had never seen kids so in charge of their learning.”. Related: What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us? Each student had a little bar chart on their desk that tracked their progress toward mastery in each standard. “I I was fascinated by it,” he said. “I The state ramps up.

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