Blended Learning: Nexus Academy of Indianapolis (Case Study 3)
In the Midwestern United States, one charter school’s approach to blended learning was ambitious right from the start. The first five Nexus Academy schools – three in Ohio (Cleveland, Columbus, […]
Read More →Blended Learning: Rocky Mountain Prep (Case Study 2)
In southeast Denver, Colorado, one young public charter school is using blended learning to serve at-risk elementary school children – and it is generating some impressive results. Rocky Mountain Prep […]
Read More →Maine’s Race to the Top “Report Card” is out and it is not pretty.
The U.S. Department of Education has released the scoring data for the second round of the Race to the Top competition and why Maine ended up ranking near the very […]
Read More →Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 13
As we near the end of the state’s Race to the Top application – only 10 pages remain that we have yet to review – my sense is that we […]
Read More →Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 12
Part F of the state’s Race to the Top application is a catch-all section touching on school funding, charter schools, and other school reform approaches that may not have been […]
Read More →Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 3
In Part 3 of my series on Maine’s Race to the Top application, we look at section A(2) of the application, which has to do with the state’s capacity to […]
Read More →Predictions for Consolidation Plans
Our friends over at AsMaineGoes have been doing a little predicting. How will the 17 consolidation plans to go before voters turn out? My guesses: · Falmouth / MSAD 51(Cumberland). […]
Read More →UPDATE: 16 Reorganization Plans and the Threat to School Choice
Read the full report | As The Maine Heritage Policy Center has previously reported, opportunities for Maine families to choose the schools their children attend are in danger as a […]
Read More →District Consolidation and the Threat to School Choice: 15 Reorganization Plans to Watch
Read full report | As The Maine Heritage Policy Center reported in a recent policy brief titled Reorganization and the Threat to Maine’s Tradition of School Choice, opportunities for families […]
Read More →Freeport School Board shoots down consolidation plan
As I related yesterday, the consolidation plan for Freeport, Durham and Pownal has generated opposition among folks in Freeport, who feel as though they are paying too high a share […]
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