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Deeper Learning:
- Applying brain studies to teaching students with disabilities
- Dual-language classes offering instruction in English and a second language
- Developing and measuring student creativity in schools
- Using brain biology to dispel common myths around learning behaviors
- Efforts to make learning more about mastery and less about seat-time
Parent Empowerment and Choice:
- Special education vouchers paving the way for broader school choice initiatives
- ‘Parent trigger’ laws allowing parents to restructure struggling schools
- Rethinking magnet schools to improve school quality
- Taking a ‘hybrid’ approach to home schooling, offering private and public options
- Understanding the impact of state voucher laws
School and District Leadership:
- Rebuilding a school district from the ground up
- Preparing and training school principals for the CCSS
- Shifting control of office responsibilities to principals in magnet, charter, and neighborhood schools
- Reshaping the work hours and job duties of superintendents in light of budget constraints
- Developing leadership and training programs for charter schools
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