From Education WeekPublished October 18, 2016By Sean CavanaghOn Mondays at Luella Middle School, the big, broad goal of “personalized learning” gets distilled down to a
From The AtlanticPublished October 11, 2016By Tanya PapernyThree hours from Portland, Maine, and two hours from the state capital of Augusta, picturesque Deer Isle has
Maine’s Regional School District 19—which includes League of Innovative Schools member Nokomis Regional High School—is recognized in District Administration magazine for its comprehensive student portfolio program.
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and the New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) convened a meeting of admissions leaders from highly selective New England colleges and universities and facilitated a robust discussion on proficiency-based learning and grading.
Fifteen-year-old Elliot Nevells spends his summers working on a lobster boat. The days are long and grueling, but he doesn’t mind.
In Amy Troiano’s sophomore honors biology class last week at Westbrook High School, students wore bright-colored goggles, poured various substances – including blended liver – in and out of glass beakers, and recorded the results.
Metropolitan Business Academy ninth-graders gave teachers tips on how to be more inclusive of students of all genders—such as including students who don’t identify as male or female, and avoiding seating or grouping students based on gender.
Amid the growing push to reinvent the nation’s public high schools, initiatives that connect students more directly to their individual interests—and tap into their innate motivations—are gaining popularity.
Maine’s high school graduation rate has hit an all-time high, as has the percentage of students who are either economically disadvantaged or have a disability and are earning their diploma in four years.
The state Department of Education released figures this week showing that graduation rates are now up a total of 5.2 percentage points since 2010.