A Better Path to Learning

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  • What to Learn at 250

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    I was 15 years old when American celebrated its 200th birthday. America was recovering from a war we lost halfway around the world, and from a U.S. executive branch scandal and eventual presidential resignation. Gas prices and inflation were soaring. America was not in a good place. But nevertheless, I took pride in celebrating the…

  • Time to be Ready

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    What if we aren’t ready to offer enough “learner-based” education to the young learners and their families once they are demanding it? What if our only answer is to send those interested in a “learner-based” experience back to their same old traditional neighborhood school? These are questions Demi Edwards, CEO and Co-Founder of Education Reimagined,…

  • Friday News Roundup

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    It’s Friday. Time for the News Roundup. At These Universities, Using AI Isn’t Shunned – It’s a Graduation Requirement (The 74) It’s interesting how some folks are doing everything in their power to limit the use of artificial intelligence, while others are embracing it and seeing it as a powerful force for good. The 74…

  • Tomorrow as Today

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    Last week, Matt Shumer, co-founder and CEO of OthersideAI, wrote an article for Fortune titled “Something Big is Happening in AI – and Most People Will Be Blindsided.” Here are excerpts from Shumer’s article: “I’ve spent six years building an AI startup and investing in the space. I live in this world. And I’m writing…

  • Trying to be Helpful, Yet Ineffective

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    Our personalized learning lab school got close to being named a XQ Super School back in 2016. XQ Super Schools were unveiled by the XQ Institute, a group financed by Laurene Powell Jobs. 18 schools, serving 14- to 18-year-olds, were selected based on what effective learning models should look like for high schoolers moving forward.…

  • Is the Laptop the New Worksheet?

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    It used to be that schools were criticized for asking students to fill out too many worksheets during their time in class. Now it’s schools being chastised for using ineffective educational technology that is not delivering desired results when it comes to student learning. In an article posted by EducationWeek last week (2/11/26), “The heavy…

  • Change or Die

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    I remember reading an article years ago titled “Change or Die.” The author’s big idea was to show how difficult it is to change your behaviors for the better. One story shared in the article was how patients, after having open heart surgery, returned to their same bad habits – smoking, drinking, eating unhealthy foods…

  • Friday News Roundup

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    It’s Friday the 13th. Time for the News Roundup. Progress on Chronic Absenteeism Has Slowed. Some Say McMahon Should Speak Up (The 74) ABPTL doesn’t do this often, but here is a shout out to the State of Alabama. According to The 74, Alabama serves as an example of how to get kids back to…

  • Cheated Out of History

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    It’s February, so we are celebrating Black History Month. Next month we will celebrate Women’s History Month. In May, Asian/Pacific American Heritage is celebrated. Pride Month is celebrated in June (notice that most public schools aren’t in session during June). National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from the middle of September to the middle of…

  • Congress Maintains

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    Congress just passed an education budget for 2026. For the most part, the budget remains similar to 2025 expenditures. This action comes after a year of Donald Trump blustering about how he and Linda McMahon, his secretary of education, would dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Based upon the actions of House Speaker Mike Johnson…