Apex Learning Part III
This is the third of three blog entries (click here and here to read the previous ones) that follow Stephanie’s experience as she takes an […]
This is the third of three blog entries (click here and here to read the previous ones) that follow Stephanie’s experience as she takes an […]
Nov 16, 2010
This is the second of three blog entries (click here to read the previous one) that follow Stephanie’s experience as she takes an Algebra I […]
Nov 9, 2010
Later this month, Innosight Institute will publish a new case study, titled “Apex Learning: Surveying online learning programs in three districts,” that looks at the […]
Nov 2, 2010
Over the past two months, education reform has become a hot topic in light of all the hype surrounding the theatrical release of Davis Guggenheim’s […]
Oct 26, 2010
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to hear David Dockterman speak at a technology conference hosted by Tom Snyder Productions. During his speech, […]
Oct 19, 2010
Over the past two years, my research for Innosight Institute has taken me to different parts of the United States to observe how various school […]
Oct 6, 2010
According to a recent survey from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, a third of the districts that run alternative schools and […]
Apr 13, 2010
By Katherine Mackey In the fall of 1999, Wichita Public Schools launched a computer-based learning program to help dropouts and at-risk students earn high school diplomas. This case study details the history of the prog...
Mar 1, 2010
By James Sloan and Katherine Mackey In the fall of 2008, Chicago Public Schools opened a new high school in a poverty-stricken, crime-ridden neighborhood that blended a traditional brick-and-mortar school environment wi...
Dec 26, 2009
By Katherine Mackey and Michael B. Horn From its beginnings with a small $200,000 grant in 1997, the Florida Virtual School has grown to serve over 70,000 students a year. This case study details the policies and decisi...
Oct 26, 2009