The 74 Million – Kate Stringer
“When children visit the doctor, they receive different treatment plans or medicines, all of which go into a medical record tracking their health. Should the same practice be adopted in education? The Education Redesign Lab at Harvard thinks so, and in a new report it recommends that this kind of individualized assistance be available for all children, starting at birth. It calls this a success plan, a personalized, holistic model that utilizes the support of multiple community service agencies, from schools to mental health clinics to nutrition centers. It upends what the report calls the “factory model” in education — of providing students with a very similar educational experience.” (more)