Category Archives: Ed Alt for Everyone

High School Graduation in Four Years – Why Not Two Years or Even Six?

February 28, 2010 – 7:57 pm

High Schoolers have many more options today then they did even a decade ago.  There are Alternative, Charter, Private and On-Line options, and now there are options in many states to graduate early or if necessaryto stay one, two or even three additional years.  Recently both the New York Times and U.S. Today had articles [...]

By Peter Wieczorek | Also posted in Alt, Ed. Res. Org., Alternatives, Articles, High schools, Personalized Educ | Comments (0)

Education Without Walls

September 2, 2009 – 8:46 pm

The technology revolution has entered into every part of our lives, and now it seems that the implications for education are about to bring major changes to the way students and indeed all of us learn and gain information.   There are a multitude of options for students of all ages to gather and disseminate [...]

By Peter Wieczorek | Also posted in Alternatives, Choices | Comments (0)

Alternative Education: Standards, Descriptions, Action

March 8, 2009 – 6:18 pm

Several helpful documents are available for describing, implementing and evaluating alternative education programs. The first three refer to alternative education broadly, that is, providing a choice of programs for all students. The last one is more attuned to at-risk students.
Ray Morley and the Iowa Association of Alternative Education prepared a thoughtful document, Alternative Learning Environments: [...]

By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Assessment, Choices, Loflin, John, Nat. Alt Ed Assoc., Reports | Comments (0)

IALA Resources

July 31, 2008 – 7:42 pm

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Personalized Education

February 18, 2006 – 8:39 am
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Choices, Democratic schools, Homeschooling, International Educ, Reform, Reports | Comments (0)

Examples of Educational Alternatives

July 31, 2005 – 11:32 am
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Choices, Democratic schools, High schools, Reform, Sudbury schools | Comments (0)

School Choice Report

June 27, 2005 – 10:39 am
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Choices, Reports, Vouchers | Comments (0)

Excellent book, Educational Alternatives for Everyone

January 16, 2005 – 9:28 pm

Don Glines’ excellent book, Educational Alternatives for Everyone: A Handbook for Educators, Families and Politicians is for sale at our online store. An unparalleled and extraordinary resource book on learning alternatives by the foremost advocate for alternatives. It presents the reasons why choices of a variety of learning environments are essential for the future of [...]

By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Glines, Don, IALA, Intern. Ass. Lrng Alts | Comments Off