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https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/05/22/challenge-index-schools-jay-mathews/

Perspective | How does a high school full of low-income kids become best in U.S.? Columnist Jay Mathews has published his latest Challenge Index of the nation's most challenging high schools.

A good article for these difficult times:

Khan Academy’s Sal Khan shares advice for online learning: Do less, and turn off the camera Sal Khan, head of the Khan Academy and one of distance learning’s early pioneers, shares tips on how to make the most of learning from home during a pandemic.

Some great tips to help structure learning at home:

7 Guiding Principles For Parents Teaching From Home Understanding the “why” behind teaching practices can help parents create meaningful and effective at-home learning opportunities during the pandemic.

Not a new concept to education, but can be applied in a new way where students master concepts and higher order thinking skills rather than just the acquisition of new information. Take away the grading and focus on progress toward reaching competency in critical thinking and concept-based learning skills.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/nyregion/mastery-based-learning-no-grades.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share

A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry Mastery-based learning allows students to learn at their own pace.