MIT will pilot online courses. Beginning in the spring, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will offer online courses to non-enrolled students as part of a pilot program. Credentials will be awarded under the name “MITx” to distinguish it from university, brick-and-mortar courses. (Associated Press)
Feeding the ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline. A report in Connecticut shows that about 5,000 high-schoolers are “counseled, coerced, or otherwise forced to, essentially, leave high school,” usually for alternative schools or programs that churn out fewer graduates. (Public News Service)
No reason to re-invent the wheel. Teacher Mark Anderson, who won our Teacher Sector school supplies contest this month, urges his peers to plan and coordinate thoughtful lessons and activities together, sharing best practices. (Gotham Schools)
Free schooling. A national nonprofit is pairing with businesses in Buffalo, N.Y., to cover college tuition costs for all Buffalo Public School graduates, who gain admission to college. (Buffalo Business First)
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