Category Archives: Learner-Driven

The Growing Dropout Rate

As "reported" in the NYTimes, "The soaring dropout rate is causing the United States to lose ground educationally to rivals abroad and is trapping millions of young Americans at the very margins of the economy. The Obama administration acknowledges the problem in its new budget, which includes a $50 million dropout prevention program, but ...

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How We Will Be Different: The Reflections of A Founder, Part 2

In a word: Student-Centric. Ah, the buzzword that gets educators to listen. But is this really new? Is just throwing a buzzword or two around actually make a difference? Of course not. The focus of centering around student learning has been around nearly 50 years and is the staple of ...

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