New England’s four-year high school graduation rate increased by nearly eight percentage points from 2009 to 2015, according to an annual report from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Common Data Project
Read MoreThe Student Centered Learning Podcast host, Arthur Eduardo Baraf, interviews Courtney Jacobs to discuss the “what” and “why” of Competency-Based Learning, and the “how” of implementation. Courtney is a senior associate at the Great Schools Partnership.Listen...
Read More67 public institutions of higher education from across New England provided statements and letters articulating their support for proficiency-based learning and stating—unequivocally—that students with proficiency-based grades and transcripts will not be disadvantaged in any way.
Read MoreFrom Education WeekPublished October 18, 2016By Sean CavanaghOn Mondays at Luella Middle School, the big, broad goal of “personalized learning” gets distilled down to a simple concept: Students who need extra help get it.All students at...
Read MoreFrom The AtlanticPublished October 11, 2016By Tanya PapernyThree hours from Portland, Maine, and two hours from the state capital of Augusta, picturesque Deer Isle has two towns on it (Deer Isle and Stonington), a combined year-round...
Read MoreMaine'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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreFifteen-year-old Elliot Nevells spends his summers working on a lobster boat. The days are long and grueling, but he doesn’t mind.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreMetropolitan 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.
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