The Indiana school board on Monday ordered a rollback of the Summit Learning mass customized learning program at the urging of district parents and in part at the recommendation of District Superintendent Dale Kirsch.
The sixth-grade faculty in January will scale back the online-based teaching tool from four core subjects to just two for the balance of the school year.
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