House prioritizes status quo over change in education Michael B. Horn House prioritizes status quo over change in education Transcript: Hi. I’m Michael Horn, Executive Director of Education of Innosight Institute. In the last few days, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to spend […] July 6, 2010 Michael B. Horn
One reason behind medical errors and what to do about it Michael B. Horn One reason behind medical errors and what to do about it July 5, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Gates Foundation launches comment period for NextGen challenges Michael B. Horn Gates Foundation launches comment period for NextGen challenges Many have by now seen that the Gates Foundation is launching what it is calling “NextGen Learning Challenges,” with the aim of improving college readiness […] July 1, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Reed Hastings and the future of education Michael B. Horn Reed Hastings and the future of education I’ve had the good fortune of hearing Reed Hastings speak twice in the months since his recent purchase of Dreambox Learning about his vision for […] June 24, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Differentiating learning by ‘learning style’ might not be so wise Michael B. Horn Differentiating learning by ‘learning style’ might not be so wise A study commissioned by Psychological Science in the Public Interest called “Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence,” by Harold Pashler, Mark McDaniel, Doug Rohrer, and Robert […] June 17, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Innosight Institute and HP collaborate on global “HP Catalyst Initiative” for STEM education, seek grant applicants Michael B. Horn Innosight Institute and HP collaborate on global “HP Catalyst Initiative” for STEM education, seek grant applicants Innosight Institute is collaborating with the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) Office of Global Social Innovation in the launch of a new global education grant program called […] June 9, 2010 Michael B. Horn
The new classroom: online education and charter schools Michael B. Horn The new classroom: online education and charter schools Innosight Institute’s chairman, Gisele Huff, has an op-ed in The Hill’s Congress Blog. In the piece, titled “The new classroom: online education and charter schools,” […] June 7, 2010 Michael B. Horn
An open mind: transforming higher education Michael B. Horn An open mind: transforming higher education The article “An Open Mind” from the New York Times came out a little while back but it related enough to some of the higher […] June 3, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Transforming higher ed: Explaining the QV Index Michael B. Horn Transforming higher ed: Explaining the QV Index In an op-ed in the Washington Times a couple weeks ago, I introduced the idea of a QV Index in higher education to create the […] May 27, 2010 Michael B. Horn
In education, for-profit gets a bad rep Michael B. Horn In education, for-profit gets a bad rep In the May 20, 2010 Huffington Post, Michael B. Horn has an op-ed titled “In education, for-profit gets a bad rep,” in which he talks […] May 20, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Transforming higher education Michael B. Horn Transforming higher education In an op-ed in the May 6, 2010 edition of The Washington Times, Michael B. Horn offers thoughts about the imperative of transforming the funding […] May 20, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Stop the madness and stop cutting learning time Michael B. Horn Stop the madness and stop cutting learning time Students on balance need more time for learning. Chester Finn’s recent piece in the Wall Street Journal lays out the basic case around this. Meanwhile, […] May 13, 2010 Michael B. Horn