This fall, elementary schools in Kansas City, Missouri (U.S.), will group students by ability–based on reading and math assessments–instead of by age or grade level. The change is designed to transform education in the struggling system. Said Kansas City Schools Superintendent John Covington, “The current system of public education in this country is not working … It’s an outdated, industrial, agrarian kind of model that lends itself to still allowing students to progress through school based on the amount of time they sit in a chair, rather than whether or not they have truly mastered the competencies and skills.”Source: eSchool News