Could competency-based learning save the Common Core?
After spending last week in Washington, D.C., I was struck by how nervous folks in education circles are about whether states will stick with the […]
After spending last week in Washington, D.C., I was struck by how nervous folks in education circles are about whether states will stick with the […]
Dec 6, 2012
Sal Khan’s book The One World School House offers a provocative vision for the future of schools. So I am reluctant to nitpick, but one […]
Nov 5, 2012
By Michael B. Horn Louisiana is taking bold steps to transform its education system through digital learning. This policy brief, published by The Pelican Institute, describes these steps and others Louisiana should take...
Nov 1, 2012
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
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
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
Yesterday I, along with my colleague, Innosight Institute Education research assistant Charity Eyre, authored an op-ed titled “State has virtually no reason to not give […]
July 12, 2012
This week I switched from Time Warner to AT&T for residential Internet and cable. For the same cost, AT&T offered more channels and promised the […]
June 22, 2012
With the Department of Education’s release of its latest Race to the Top competition—this one focused on school districts instead of states—there has been a […]
June 12, 2012