Documenting a new approach. This week begins a 10-part video series on a Boston public pilot school that employs a project-based curriculum. Much like the Walton 21st Century Rural Life Center in Kansas, which was profiled by Education Sector’s Susan Headden last year. (A Year At Mission Hill)

Upside Down(ton Abbey). Sesame Street spoofs the popular TV show Downton Abbey to teach kiddos Continue Reading »

Successful turnaround. The secretary at this Kansas charter school has already started an enrollment waitlist for 2018—with names of some students yet to be born. It’s a stunning turnaround from six years ago, when enrollment fell below 80 students and the school faced closure. Education Sector’s Susan Headden profiled the same school, called the Walton Rural Life Center, in this piece on projeContinue Reading »

Opting out of the MOOCs craze. A university professor questions Minnesota’s decision to ban Coursera from offering free, online courses there. He also suggests a way around the ban. (Casting Out Nines/The Chronicle of Higher Education)

Because “learning should be messy.” A New York high-schooler makes a case for project-based learning. Education Sector’s Susan Headden recently highlighteContinue Reading »