The Washington Post

Students protest Zuckerberg-backed digital learning program and ask him: ‘What gives you this right?’

Students at a New York high school have protested in recent weeks an online education program developed with engineers working for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the latest challenge to the ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Kettle Moraine Middle School offers a ‘customizable’ learning experience, because not all kids learn the same

The Kettle Moraine School District is offering three styles of learning to middle school students: the Summit Leaning Platform, Canvas and Create. While it has been easier this year, it has not been ...
EdSource

Charter school network spreads ‘personalized learning’ model nationwide

Founded more than a decade ago, Summit Prep became nationally known for its success in getting all its students through Advanced Placement classes and into college. But school leaders found that many ...
EdSurge

Inside DC Schools: The Struggle to Develop Personalized Learning’s Independent Learners

Sitting in front of a laptop, Chris Pozo, a sixth-grade student at Truesdell Education Campus in Washington D.C., opens his Summit calendar to show his daily goals. “My goal is to do my task and get ...
EdSurge

‘Dear Mr. Zuckerberg’: Students Take Summit Learning Protests Directly to Facebook Chief

Earlier this month, a group of high school students in New York City took to the streets to protest their school’s online program, Summit Learning. On Thursday, hoping to send a stronger message, they ...
The New York Times

Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion.

WELLINGTON, Kan. — The seed of rebellion was planted in classrooms. It grew in kitchens and living rooms, in conversations between students and their parents. It culminated when Collin Winter, 14, an ...