Future of Learning
The factory model of education is out. Now more schools are personalizing learning and trying to motivate students by empowering them in the classroom. Will this improve academic outcomes? Will it close achievement gaps? The Hechinger Report explores the innovations at the core of today’s cutting-edge schools.
States increasingly extend charter-like flexibility to district schools
24 states now give districts or individual schools freedom from state regulations to innovate
COLUMN: Evidence increases for reading on paper instead of screens
Most studies point to better reading comprehension from printed material, researcher says
Anatomy of a failure: How an XQ Super School flopped
Innovation and equity didn’t mix
An innovative school leader rethinks education for kids of color in Indianapolis
A former principal in Noble and KIPP charter schools is taking a different tack in a proposed high school
Personalized learning can be a tool for equity or a barrier to it
It takes work to maintain high expectations for all students when personalizing instruction
FCC changes its rules, puts educational spectrum up for open auction
Rural school districts had hoped to close “homework gaps” via access to wireless spectrum set aside for educational use 50 years ago
Does lunch have to be 45 minutes? Rethinking school schedules to support innovation
Getting creative with class-period lengths and staffing plans can dramatically reduce class sizes and increase teacher collaboration time
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The messy reality of personalized learning
In Rhode Island, questions persist about the effectiveness of individualized instruction via laptop
Virtual field trips bring students face-to-face with Earth’s most fragile ecosystems
First-person environmental experiences engage learners and foster empathy, teachers say
All ninth graders study at the local 4-H center in this Maine district
At Telstar Freshman Academy, outdoor-based projects are a way to raise students’ ambitions and keep them engaged