by andflywrite | Jan 3, 2020 | BEST LINKS EVER
Community Schools are one potentially powerful way to change learning outcomes for low income areas in the US. Evidence exists that success in US public schools closely follows demographics for income and learning resources. In areas with middle class incomes and...
by kris | Nov 14, 2019 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Individual Learner, Learning Community
Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to the most persistent challenges in public education. The following articles open conversations around innovation in schools such as charter schools and gifted programs in public schools...
by kris | Nov 5, 2019 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Individual Learner, Learning Community
Here is an example of a community school that is not one size fits all. Of course, not every parent has the ability to pay the tuition of an innovative community school. Yet, we can learn from the key aspects of such a school to extend such an opportunity to all...
by andflywrite | Jun 9, 2019 | BEST LINKS EVER
From Fred Wilson, VC. Homeschooling is a fringe market right now. But education is not. Outschool can exist with excellent unit economics for the students, teachers, and company because there is a market of almost 2.5mm students in the US who need...
by kris | Apr 14, 2019 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Learning Community
Here we have a teacher of the year leaving the country so he can focus on teaching and not wear so many other support hats. Looks like a community school at an international level. Always good to know what the teacher thinks.