I have the Self-Directed Learning course to thank for many accomplishments…SDL allowed me to think about my passions in an academic setting. Without this course I would not have had the tools to ...

Who can resist the romanticism of self-taught achievers? They didn't need school. They didn't need "the system." They needed only their passion and their talent to propel themselves to grandeur. Bill ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The Fargo Public School Board unanimously approved a self-directed learning academy at a meeting Tuesday night. School administrators have spent the year researching ...

FARGO — The Fargo School Board recently gave the go-ahead to pursue the creation of a new type of school in the district. The Self-Directed Learning Academy would not use traditional classes and time ...

When Jace Rossignol was in fifth grade, he was breezing through seventh grade math and scored on an 11th grade reading level in the statewide MCAS exam. His elementary school could not accommodate him ...

FARGO — Fargo Public Schools has chosen a principal for its newly established self-directed learning academy. Kelly Dietrich will begin the position on July 1, the school district announced in a ...

Guests: Ken Danford, executive director of North Star: Self Directed Learning for Teens; and Catherine Gobron, North Star’s assistant director. Anthony Rebora, teachermagazine.org (Moderator): Welcome ...