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National pilot program for “maker learning” finds inspiration in Albemarle County

In the middle of summer vacation, Albemarle County Public Schools still had plenty to show a group of educators interested in helping students learn through “making.” Last week, the county school division played host to the Digital Promise Maker Learning Leadership Project, a professional development program for school districts that have demonstrated a strong aspirational […]

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State Constitutional amendment would support charter schools

The General Assembly is working on a Constitutional Amendment (SJ 256) that would change the way charter schools are established in Virginia. Schools today are decided upon and approved by each school district. All Albemarle County schools were approved by the Albemarle County School Board. As a result of this, many districts in the Commonwealth […]

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Albemarle charter school finding its own way

Students sit quietly in Kathryn Durkee’s dimly lit middle school classroom, studying an element from the Periodic Table. The room in Albemarle’s Community Public Charter School feels more like a spa than a classroom: soft music chimes in the background, a fish tank’s running water produces a tranquil mood, and the overhead lights—which one student […]