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Success Story
Student Success Story: How Personalized, Competency-Based Education Helps One Student Share His Passion With the World
Find out how personalized learning and competency-based education is helping Lewis Cha to share his passion for technology and computers...
Published: August 17, 2017
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
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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.
Published: July 20, 2017
Success Story
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...
Success Story
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...
Published: June 29, 2017
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
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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...
Published: June 6, 2017
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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...
Published: May 30, 2017
Success Story
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...
Published: May 16, 2017
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
Success Story
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.
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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...
Published: February 13, 2017
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
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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...
Published: January 20, 2017
Topics: Early College High School, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Topics: Early College High School, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
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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...
Published: January 9, 2017
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
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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...
Published: October 26, 2016
Topics: Early College High School, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Topics: Early College High School, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
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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...
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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...
Published: May 25, 2016
Topics: Early College High School
Topics: Early College High School
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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...
Published: April 21, 2016
Topics: Early College High School
Topics: Early College High School
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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...
Published: February 23, 2016
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
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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...
Published: February 23, 2016
Topics: Early College High School, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Topics: Early College High School, Higher Education, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
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“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.
Published: January 5, 2016
Topics: Early College High School
Topics: Early College High School
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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...
Published: December 22, 2015
Topics: Early College High School
Topics: Early College High School
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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...
Published: December 22, 2015
Topics: Early College High School
Topics: Early College High School
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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...
Published: December 15, 2015
Topics: Early College High School
Topics: Early College High School
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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.
Published: December 11, 2015
Topics: Early College High School
Topics: Early College High School
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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...
Published: December 9, 2015
Topics: Early College High School
Topics: Early College High School
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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...
Published: November 3, 2015
Topics: Early College High School
Topics: Early College High School