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PBL students excel compared to peers in typical classrooms

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 by Laura Ascione

The PBL teaching strategy offers engaging, real-world experiences for students and could prove helpful after COVID-related learning loss

Students in project-based learning (PBL) classrooms across the United States significantly outperform students in typical classrooms, according to four studies released from Lucas Education Research.

The College Board Partners with PBLWorks to Train Teachers for New AP Courses Rooted in Project Based Learning

February 24, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the College Board to offer ... Read more

VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams

January 19, 2021January 5, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

Students taking Advanced Placement® courses through VHS Learning maintained their decade-plus record of exceeding the national average pass rate on ... Read more

VHS Learning and NMSI Program Enables Students to Take AP Courses

October 21, 2020 by eSchool News Staff

$Learn how to shed anxiety around math and instead create a classroom math culture that increases achievement$

VHS Learning’s new partnership with the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) has helped over 100 students from rural schools ... Read more

7 keys to effective online learning

March 8, 2021April 1, 2020 by Carol DeFuria, President and CEO, VHS Learning

High-quality and engaging online learning programs have a number of common characteristics, like this young girl sitting learning online at her laptop.

Online learning’s reputation has taken a hit in recent years amid reports of poor academic performance and concerns over lax regulation. While there is certainly some cause for…

4 keys to building an equitable STEM program

August 18, 2020October 1, 2018 by Joel Jacobson

This year in schools across the nation, approximately 136,000 students took advanced placement (AP) computer science, a 31 percent increase from last year. This group included a record…

New AP course materials are getting an independent review

July 14, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

Today Learning List, the leading instructional materials review service for schools and districts, announces its alliance with The College Board ... Read more

Schools lend out mobile hotspots to get all students online

June 7, 2016April 12, 2016 by Rick Barrett Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Motivated student seeks challenge. School says no.

April 24, 2013 by staff and wire services reports

Fayette County, Ga., population 106,567, resembles many Washington-area suburbs, the Washington Post reports.

AP surges as a tool for schools raising standards

May 7, 2012 by From wire service reports

Not long ago, Advanced Placement exams were mostly for top students looking to challenge themselves and get a head start on college credit. Not anymore.

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

The College Board Partners with PBLWorks to Train Teachers for New AP Courses Rooted in Project Based Learning

VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams

VHS Learning and NMSI Program Enables Students to Take AP Courses

7 keys to effective online learning

4 keys to building an equitable STEM program

New AP course materials are getting an independent review

Motivated student seeks challenge. School says no.

AP surges as a tool for schools raising standards

ASU Prep Digital Forges Partnership With Ohio Charter School Network To Reduce Student Learning Loss Due To Covid Quarantine

Backed by ECMC Group, Dell Foundation and Others, New Apprenticeship Closes $2.5M Seed Funding to Solve Entry Level Tech and Diversity Hiring Gaps

EnviroKlenz Air Purifiers Create Safer Air Quality within Bergman Academy’s Classrooms

DreamBox Learning® Announces Record Expansion into New School Districts

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