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How One Conversation Started a School Transformation
A conversation between a former graduate and a high school principal sparked a district-wide change towards personalized learning.
How Five Communities in Maine Reimagined Learning Through Competency-Based Education
Learn more about the personalized learning journey of RSU2 and how community was essential to the success of student-centered personalized...
Student Success Story: How Personalized, Competency-Based Education Empowers Students to Make a Change in the World
When Ikonkar Kaur Khalsa thinks about her future, she knows exactly what she wants, and a competency-based education is helping...
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
How One Graduate Helped Shape Her Education
It’s graduation season, and one of the most rewarding experiences is hearing about the successes of learners I’ve had the...
Competency-Based Education: Helping One Graduate to Help Others
Graduation is a special time of year, and it’s great to see how our learners are doing exceptional things as...
From a Graduate: Personalized Learning Is What Every Student Deserves
Dulce Diaz's opportunities in the competency-based environment helped her learn how she learned, and how to make meaningful connections to...
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
Self-Reliance = Success through Competency-Based Education
Emily Levasseur's experiences in a competency-based environment included cultivating civic and social responsibility and an appreciation for diversity.
Case Study: Building a Vision for All Students in Marysville, Ohio
Read a case study about Marysville Exempted Village School District to learn how they are better serving all learners through...
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Case Study: Everyone’s a Partner at Clean Technologies Early College High School
This case study about Clean Technologies Early College High School shows how the schools better prepared students for college and...
Topics: Early College High School, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Case Study: Personalizing Learning for Students and Teachers in Marysville, Ohio
Read a case study about Marysville School District in Marysville, Ohio, and how they are transforming teaching and learning for...
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Case Study: Your Background Doesn’t Determine Your Future Schenectady Smart Scholars Early College High School
Smart Scholars Early College High School partners with the State University of New York and Schenectady County Community College to...
Topics: Early College High School, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Expanding Horizons at Early College
Diamonta' Seabron is a graduate of Toledo Early College High School. We asked him to share a little with us...
Early College Builds Confidence: One Student’s Story
Yasmina Ahmad, a first generation college-goer and the child of Lebanese immigrants, is graduating from Toledo Early College High School...
Topics: Early College High School
Catching up with Joe Vincer, Lorain County Early College High School Graduate
Joe Vincer is a 2014 graduate of Lorain County Early College High School. We checked in with him to see...
Topics: Early College High School
Case Study: Akron Early College High School
Read a case study about Timken Early College High School to learn how this school shows how an early college...
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Case Study: Timken Early College High School Offers a Way Up, Not a Way Out
Read a case study about Timken Early College High School to learn how this school shows how an early college...
Topics: Early College High School, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
“I’ll accomplish whatever I put my mind to.”
Tyler Maben's experience at Lorain County Early College High School wasn't without challenges, but now she believes in herself.
Topics: Early College High School
2015: A Year in Review
Read our most popular blog posts from 2015: about early college, student success stories and examples of schools leading the...
Topics: Early College High School
Lorain County Early College High School Graduate Spotlight
Mark Ballard II is a 2012 graduate of Lorain County Early College High School. We checked in with him to...
Topics: Early College High School
Preparing For a Career in Education
Bethany Bryner is a 2008 graduate of Lorain County Early College High School, the inaugural class of the school. We...
Topics: Early College High School
More Firsts for Youngstown Early College Students
Congratulations to Shyann Green and Jordan Rawl at Youngstown Early College! Your accomplishments illustrate the power of early college.
Topics: Early College High School
Two Early College Experiences, Two Futures Looking Bright
Twins Chelsea and Hannah are a 2012 graduates of Lorain County Early College High School. We checked in with them...
Topics: Early College High School
Lorain County Early College High School Graduate Pursuing Career That Allows Her to Help Less Fortunate, Underrepresented Populations
Parris Smith is a 2010 graduate of Lorain County Early College High School. We checked in with her to see...
Topics: Early College High School
Catching Up With An Early College Graduate: Kendra Saylor
Kendra Saylor is a 2009 graduate of Lorain County Early College High School. We checked in with her to see...
Topics: Early College High School