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Interview: Matt Holzer, Assistant Headmaster, Boston Green Academy

Interview: Matt Holzer, Assistant Headmaster, Boston Green Academy

Charter Schools in the Public School System

In Massachusetts, there are more than 45,000 students on waiting lists for the state’s 68 charter schools (source). Clearly, there’s interest and demand.

Interview: Ken Haynes, Cofounder of BoomWriter

Interview: Ken Haynes, Cofounder of BoomWriter

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Ken Haynes, CoFounder

Ken Haynes, former public school teacher and current specialist in the emerging field of digital education, participated in a NISCE professional conversation held at Boston Green Academy. This group had a round-table discussion exploring the concept of ‘student-centered education,’ and Ken shared his varied experiences in creating effective learning environments in a variety of settings. He offered the following thoughts in response to questions drawn from that conversation.

Dr. Robert Brooks on Resilience

Dr. Robert Brooks on Resilience

Dr. Robert Brooks is one of today’s leading speakers on the themes of resilience, motivation, and family relationships—and we’re delighted that he’s agreed to be part of INSPIRE 2013.

Todd Rose on Variability in Learning

Todd Rose on Variability in Learning

As our upcoming conference on student-centered education draws closer, we wanted to share with you a video of our keynote speaker, Todd Rose.

Guest Post: Student-Centered Education Starts with Student-Led Reform

Guest Post: Student-Centered Education Starts with Student-Led Reform

This post is contributed by Keith Catone and Alexa LeBoeuf and originally appeared on the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University.* Keith and Alexa will be presenting at Inspire 2013.