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Preparing to personalize
Devonna Alatorre, a teacher-resident in a Math III class at Summit Tahoma high school, works with 11th graders. She’ll teach Math II...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 25, 20181 min read


Despite legal fights, charters thrive in Washington state
Operating under a “cloud of legal uncertainty” and often housed in portables, Washington state’s charter schools are attracting students,...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 21, 20181 min read


Personalized+projects model replicates
Summit Public Schools‘ personalized-learning model, which focuses on project-based learning and mentoring, is replicating rapidly, I...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 1, 20171 min read


Personalized learning works — if done well
Personalized learning shows promise, but there are implementation challenges, writes RAND’s John F. Pane on Brookings’ Chalkboard blog....

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 15, 20172 min read


Making school ‘relevant’ to bored teens
Schoolwork is “irrelevant,” San Diego-area teens said in a series of interviews. Vista High hopes personalization will engage students,...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 14, 20172 min read


Personalized-learning model goes national
Milpitas Unified, a school district near San Jose, is using the Summit Learning Plan in several schools. At Pomeroy Elementary, 6th-grade...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 9, 20172 min read
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