What can be done in a year?
In two weeks… …a gifted 9th grader in Utah whizzed through an online algebra course and moved on. His program made his progress contingent on […]
In two weeks… …a gifted 9th grader in Utah whizzed through an online algebra course and moved on. His program made his progress contingent on […]
Dec 29, 2010
Dear Santa: So much digital banter in the education space has focused on waiting for a Superman to fix struggling schools, but for my money, […]
Dec 23, 2010
By Kerry Herman and Heather Staker Faced with rural schools and unreliable Internet access, the North Carolina Connectivity Initiative upgraded the state’s K-12 data network in only three years. This case study descri...
Dec 1, 2010
In his blog last week, my friend Michael Horn astutely noted that the American system of checks and balances means that elected officials are vulnerable […]
Nov 18, 2010
On October 30th at the 2010 National Net Impact Conference, which University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business hosted, I spoke on a panel about […]
Nov 10, 2010
On November 2nd, 37 of the 100 Senate seats and all the House seats are up for election. Despite the pro-education rhetoric across both parties, […]
Oct 29, 2010
Remember the old dial-up modems that transmit data at about 56 kbps? Most people reading this now have a broadband connection, allowing for transmission of […]
Oct 21, 2010
As part of current research projects for the Institute, I have interviewed several school leaders in recent weeks. One conversation strand particularly caught my attention. […]
Oct 14, 2010
On Friday after school, my kindergartener proudly announced that her teacher had chosen her as the Room H Superkid for first quarter. Of course as […]
Oct 5, 2010
The chorus of twitter about the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools complex that Los Angeles will open next month is not surprising, given its shocking […]
Aug 24, 2010