Obvious flaws obviate new education efficiency index Michael B. Horn Obvious flaws obviate new education efficiency index A recent report from GEMS Education Solutions, a London-based education consultancy, titled “The Efficiency Index: Which education systems deliver the best value for the money,” […] Dec 18, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Creating the right incentives for innovation Thomas Arnett Creating the right incentives for innovation One of the core findings from our research on innovation is that technologies improve over time. We can see this happening with online and blended […] Dec 17, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Cisco Networking Academy provides clues for future of testing Michael B. Horn Cisco Networking Academy provides clues for future of testing Clashes over testing in K–12 schools have grown in intensity in recent years. In some quarters, parents decry the over-testing of their children, for example, […] Dec 11, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Ebola, cancer, and our need for precision diagnostics Spencer Nam Ebola, cancer, and our need for precision diagnostics Over the past few months, fear of the potential spread of Ebola virus in the U.S. has put the country on high alert. Although experts […] Dec 11, 2014 Spencer Nam
What computer science education can tell us about the future of schools Julia Freeland Fisher What computer science education can tell us about the future of schools This week marks National Computer Science Education Week. Not only are K–12 schools, parents, and leaders around the country engaged in activities like the Hour […] Dec 10, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Competency-based education needs breathing room Michelle R. Weise, PhD Competency-based education needs breathing room This blog was first published on CompetencyWorks. The running joke about higher education is that change doesn’t come eventually, but glacially. Much of academic inertia […] Dec 8, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Rhode Island goes blended Julia Freeland Fisher Rhode Island goes blended Two years ago we published a short case study on the digital learning efforts afoot in Rhode Island. In it we summarized the Rhode Island […] Dec 5, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
inBloom’s collapse offers lessons for innovation in education Michael B. Horn inBloom’s collapse offers lessons for innovation in education By now the story is well known. inBloom, a non-profit that offered a data warehouse solution designed to help public schools embrace the promise of […] Dec 4, 2014 Michael B. Horn
U.S. DOE aims to revamp teacher preparation Thomas Arnett U.S. DOE aims to revamp teacher preparation Last week teacher preparation programs across the country received big news. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education proposed new regulations that would put more […] Dec 3, 2014 Thomas Arnett
TNTP reimagines blended teaching Thomas Arnett TNTP reimagines blended teaching TNTP, a teacher-recruitment and policy-advocacy group, recently released a new paper called “Reimagining Teaching in a Blended Learning Setting.” The paper describes roles and essential […] Nov 26, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Dealing with High-Priced Cancer Drugs – A Disruptive Perspective Spencer Nam Dealing with High-Priced Cancer Drugs – A Disruptive Perspective A recent 60 Minutes report on the soaring cost of cancer drugs has gotten plenty of attention. While it is difficult to argue against the […] Nov 25, 2014 Spencer Nam
Are formative assessments disrupting summative tests? Julia Freeland Fisher Are formative assessments disrupting summative tests? Rabid debates about testing—what we test, how often, and the consequences thereof—are not new and are growing ever louder this year. As states continue to […] Nov 24, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher