The Daily Report Card: Project-Based Learning Spreads To Middle School

New Tech movement is spreading – “Project-based learning prepares students for life in the adult world, when their team at work will be counting on co-workers’ ability to produce results. The New Tech model builds a strong work ethic along with covering all the bases academically.” The Times of Northwest Indiana

Wes-Del students getting laptops – “The pilot program began last fall, putting Dell Netbooks in the hands of all fifth-, sixth- and seventh-grade students with the help of United Way of Delaware County and its Technology WrapAround Project.” The Muncie Star Press

Is Student Motivation the Missing Link in School Reform? – “In some instances—and , and not without controversy, schools have resorted to outright bribery, offering students cash and other rewards in exchange for greater effort and achievement. “ The Educated Reporter

More High School Students Are Going to College Than Ever Before – “In 1990, only 49 percent of high school graduates had taken chemistry and only 21 percent had taken physics. But, by 2009, the number of high school graduates with a chemistry class on their transcript had jumped to 70 percent, and 36 had taken physics.” GOOD