Education debates in New Jersey around for-profits miss big picture
The debate over digital-learning opportunities continues to heat up in New Jersey. It has now moved beyond just wondering whether full-time virtual learning opportunities have […]
The debate over digital-learning opportunities continues to heat up in New Jersey. It has now moved beyond just wondering whether full-time virtual learning opportunities have […]
Oct 11, 2012
I spent a few hours recently with the head of a brand new blended-learning school. The school is pushing the bounds of blended learning with […]
Oct 3, 2012
When 56 high school students in DeKalb County, Georgia, recently returned to school after summer vacation, they could not find on their schedules the math […]
Oct 2, 2012
Since being published in 2010, Doug Lemov’s book Teach Like a Champion has been heralded as the preeminent playbook for effective teaching. I’ve read the […]
Sept 19, 2012
This Wednesday, Education Week reported on Louisiana’s Course Choice program, a new state initiative that allows public school students to enroll in individual courses outside of […]
Sept 17, 2012
Last week the New York Daily News came out guns blazing against New York City’s bold innovation designed to rethink how students learn math, the […]
Sept 13, 2012
Last week, Richard Rothstein and Mark Santow wrote a compelling piece, reminding us of the continued, devastating impact of segregation on educational equality. Stated succintly, “There […]
Sept 4, 2012
By Meg Evans The top priority for the U.S. Department of Education’s new Race to the Top-District (RTT–D) competition is to create personalized-learning environments to bolster student achievement. As LEAs construct...
Sept 1, 2012
The Department of Education’s latest foray into digital learning is a big deal. The Race to the Top-District competition’s “Absolute Priority 1” is personalized learning. […]
Aug 30, 2012
Five years ago Peru’s government equipped 800,000 of its public school students with low-cost laptops through the One Laptop Per Child initiative. The purpose was […]
Aug 22, 2012