The Boston Globe

A wave of Massachusetts students embrace unschooling, self-directed learning

When Jace Rossignol was in fifth grade, he was breezing through seventh grade math and scored on an 11th grade reading level in the statewide MCAS exam. His elementary school could not accommodate him ...
inforum

Fargo Public Schools' Self-Directed Academy to add another grade next fall

FARGO — A new academic model that just finished its inaugural year in Fargo Public Schools will be expanded this fall. The Self-Directed Academy, currently offering grades six through eight, will add ...
inforum

Fargo Public Schools hires principal for new self-directed learning academy

FARGO — Fargo Public Schools has chosen a principal for its newly established self-directed learning academy. Kelly Dietrich will begin the position on July 1, the school district announced in a ...
Education Week

All States Allow Competency-Based Learning. Will It Become a Reality in Schools?

Corrected: This story has been updated to correct the number of districts participating in Washington state’s Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative. Every state now allows schools to embrace competency ...