Should instructional choice trump school choice?
Betsy DeVos, Trump's pick for secretary of education, would be wise to embrace an expanding notion of educational choice.
Betsy DeVos, Trump's pick for secretary of education, would be wise to embrace an expanding notion of educational choice.
Nov 23, 2016
Teacher of the Future
As the U.S. Department of Education sets new rules for teacher preparation, states need to think carefully about how to create conditions that not only encourage existing programs to improve, but also foster innovation.
Oct 27, 2016
Teacher of the Future
Social Capital
My Brother’s Keeper and Sprint Corp. are bringing tablets, smartphones, and four years of data service to students who lack internet access at home. But it will take much more than tech to transform student lives.
Oct 17, 2016
Social Capital
Last week, I offered thoughts on the Fordham Institute’s research paper on e-schools in Ohio titled, “Enrollment and Achievement in Ohio’s Virtual Charter Schools.” It […]
Aug 25, 2016
When most people picture world-changing technologies, they immediately conjure mental images of automobiles, airplanes, computers, and smartphones. But when the word “technology” is too closely […]
Aug 16, 2016
Edtech entrepreneurs around the world have keyed into the enormous potential for edtech to disrupt the traditional content and assessment market. But with a laser-like focus […]
Aug 2, 2016
A recent U.S. News & World Report article by Andy Rotherham made a bold claim: school districts do too much. His piece very convincingly argues […]
July 26, 2016
Today, open educational resources (OER) are an increasingly common feature in the K–12 education ecosystem. As one example, consider the popularity of Khan Academy, whose […]
June 3, 2016
In a recent Brookings paper on social mobility, Melissa Kearney and Phillip Levine illuminate an intangible, yet severe, consequence of income inequality: economic despair. In […]
May 23, 2016
The traditional gold-standard approach to research—a randomized control trial (RCT)—is not worth its weight as we move to a student-centered education system that personalizes for […]
May 12, 2016