Proficiency-based education takes hold in Maine
As districts around Maine prepare to welcome the Class of 2021 this fall, educators are grappling with both policy and practice in the classroom. Full Story
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John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields.
As districts around Maine prepare to welcome the Class of 2021 this fall, educators are grappling with both policy and practice in the classroom. Full Story
In Detroit, where funding can only stretch so far, the reality is that some pre-K classrooms are far more supported than a room just down the hall of the same school. Full Story
For students of Boston Public Schools, summer school has traditionally meant overcrowded classrooms and condensed academic catch-up. Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Scientists discuss the implications of editing genes, an oil family's legacy in Fort Worth and an interview with Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Full Story
In Fort Worth alone, the Moncrief family has donated $100 million toward UT Southwestern Medical Center. Full Story
There’s a raging debate about which is better, teaching hospitals or non-teaching hospitals. Full Story
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In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Programming the Brain. Full Story
Scientists behind CRISPR discuss the daunting responsibility of altering evolution. Full Story
Seton Healthcare Family and Dell Medical School are part of a Texas consortium aiming to learn why some people develop the memory-destroying disease and others don’t. Full Story