Personalized Learning
The teacher’s role in “phenomenon-based learning”
Finland’s version of PBL requires teachers to strike a new balance in the classroom
New routes to success in learning are popping up around the country
A sampling of Hechinger reporting for The New York Times’s Learning section
Will AI really transform education?
Promoters show off promising applications of the technology, but AI is not changing the world quite yet
COLUMN: AI can disrupt racial inequity in schools, or make it much worse
When it comes to tech and education reform, there’s been more talk than transformation
What makes education innovation succeed?
An education nonprofit argues it comes down to five conditions
States increasingly extend charter-like flexibility to district schools
24 states now give districts or individual schools freedom from state regulations to innovate
Anatomy of a failure: How an XQ Super School flopped
Innovation and equity didn’t mix
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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