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
Louise Waters, the CEO of the Leadership Public Schools (LPS), is no stranger to innovation. Over the last few years, her Bay-Area-based network of three […]
Oct 11, 2016
As the hype around virtual reality in education swells, new developments show that the movement may have some staying power this time around. Although much […]
Sept 22, 2016
A few weeks ago, Michael Horn used the theory of modularity and interdependence to explain why Google’s Chromebooks are stealing market share in K–12 education […]
Sept 1, 2016
In schools across America, the operating system inside its computers is once again changing. Whereas Microsoft played the role of disruptor the first time around, […]
Aug 18, 2016
In many circles, edtech and the future of learning have become synonymous. This is unsurprising given the enormous uptick in online courses and technology tools […]
July 21, 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
For the past year, 75 districts and charters in Texas have focused quietly on a vexing puzzle: how to use technology to jumpstart student achievement, […]
May 6, 2016
Last month, Nat Malkus of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) published a study on the trends in Advanced Placement course offerings in public schools from […]
Feb 16, 2016
As more states gear up for online testing regimes, state agencies and advocacy groups are flocking to support digital infrastructure and learning. For example, in […]
Feb 10, 2016