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Closing the Achievement Gap with Personalized Learning
What options do low-income families have if their neighborhood school is subpar? Affluent parents have many choices – they can move to a good school district or opt for a private school. If the school doesn’t have tutors, mentors or after-school activities, they can pay for those services. Less privileged families don’t have that luxury and their children are often less likely to graduate, which further widens the achievement gap among black, Hispanic and low-income youth behind their white counterparts.
American Enterprise Institute Praises Personalized Learning
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) public policy think tank took a deep dive into the concept of personalized learning in a recently published report. Resident scholars from AEI visited several Learn4Life high schools to see how we are successful with helping at-risk students and re-engaging dropouts.
Housing Choice is School Choice
Which social implications have the most immediate and strongest impact on a child’s development and well-being? First are the child’s family circumstances, and second is the ranking of their school. Learn4Life’s National Advisory Board Member and Director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation Dr. Lindsey Burke penned a recent commentary about where a child lives and its direct impact on their prospects of upward mobility.