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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 25, 20181 min read
Preparing to personalize
Devonna Alatorre, a teacher-resident in a Math III class at Summit Tahoma high school, works with 11th graders. She’ll teach Math II...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 21, 20181 min read
Despite legal fights, charters thrive in Washington state
Operating under a “cloud of legal uncertainty” and often housed in portables, Washington state’s charter schools are attracting students,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 1, 20171 min read
Personalized+projects model replicates
Summit Public Schools‘ personalized-learning model, which focuses on project-based learning and mentoring, is replicating rapidly, I...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 14, 20172 min read
Personalized learning works — if done well
Personalized learning shows promise, but there are implementation challenges, writes RAND’s John F. Pane on Brookings’ Chalkboard blog....
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 14, 20172 min read
Making school ‘relevant’ to bored teens
Schoolwork is “irrelevant,” San Diego-area teens said in a series of interviews. Vista High hopes personalization will engage students,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 8, 20172 min read
Personalized-learning model goes national
Milpitas Unified, a school district near San Jose, is using the Summit Learning Plan in several schools. At Pomeroy Elementary, 6th-grade...
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