Can superintendents beat the odds?
Last week the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institute published a new study, “School Superintendents: Vital or Irrelevant?” As the title implies, […]
Last week the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institute published a new study, “School Superintendents: Vital or Irrelevant?” As the title implies, […]
Sept 10, 2014
By Michael B. Horn, Anna Gu, and Meg Evans We convened several California school district superintendents to answer the questions: "What are the barriers, real or perceived, to implementing blended learning in your dist...
Sept 9, 2014
Testimony to the Texas Senate Education Committee, August 26, 2014 Esteemed Chairman Patrick and Members of the Committee: Thank you for convening this hearing. As […]
Sept 5, 2014
“That’s why Barbara Dreyer is a champ.” The lyrics rang out across the hall at the Center for Education Reform’s 20th Anniversary celebration as the crowd honored Barbara […]
Sept 4, 2014
This post was first published on the Next Gen Learning blog. With A’s doled out in almost half of all undergraduate courses—compared to only […]
Sept 3, 2014
Last week, FSG Consulting’s Matt Wilka and Jeff Cohen released a case study, “Self-Directed Learning at Summit Public Schools,” as part of a Bill & […]
Sept 3, 2014
In the education sector, we love standards. We have academic standards like the Common Core that define what students need to know as they progress […]
Aug 27, 2014
For those adults working on, writing about, or generally pondering the fate of our education system, “teachers” are thought of as a stakeholder group, a […]
Aug 19, 2014