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This school groups students by ability, not grade level

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Wisconsin school puts focus on personalized learning, student choice, and open learning spaces. It’s after lunch in a combined fourth- and fifth-grade class at Walker Elementary School, and students are working on equivalent fractions. Children here are grouped by ability rather than grade level.

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Why This Chicago Tutoring Center Wants to Be the ‘Whole Foods’ of Education

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After months of planning and building, The House recently opened in Glencoe, Ill., a well-heeled suburb north of Chicago, in a 5,000 square-foot space next to a yoga studio, a few blocks from Lake Michigan. Also on call: a team of super tutors specifically hired to appeal to kids—mostly Ph.D.

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Is This Hiring Process a Better Way to Find That Perfect Candidate?

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I’m looking for a non-grade-level specific facilitator who is creative, engaging, can manage an open learning space and is interested in working at a startup school. That makes hiring a tricky and detailed process, especially for my first hire. I’m looking for a unicorn.

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