Is StudentsFirst Conceding Permanent Achievement Gaps?
Or don’t.
I missed this when it first came out, but back in October StudentsFirst apparently released a report called A Personalized Future for Education. If you cut through the platitudes about “teaching with a 19th century model” designed for the needs of an “industrial-based economy”, the report’s core recommendations are not obviously unreasonable.
Personalized learning is a student-centered approach to education that allows each student to advance through academic content at his or her own pace. In a personalized model, also known as a competency-based education (CBE), time is the variable and learning is the constant, so a student’s competency is prioritized over his or her age. Personalized learning removes the one-size-fits-all approach to education by offering an array of choices and content to every student at a pace that meets his or her specific learning needs.According to CompetencyWorks, a leading collaborative initiative
Just Like Michelle Rhee's Students first only BETTER
Astroturf lobbying refers to political organizations or campaigns that appear to be made up of grassroots activists but are actually organized and run by corporate interests seeking to further their own agendas. Such groups are often typified by innocent-sounding names that have been chosen specifically to disguise the group's true backers
Just Like Michelle Rhee's
Students first Astroturf lobbying (only Better)
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Just Like Michelle Rhee's
Students first Astroturf lobbying (only Better)