How laws (and judges) contemplate innovation Julia Freeland Fisher How laws (and judges) contemplate innovation People working in education policy often talk about the virtues of “opening up” space for innovation. Besides overtures of deregulation, this effort often manifests in […] Apr 15, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Online learning thrives best with the benefits of asymmetric motivation Thomas Arnett Online learning thrives best with the benefits of asymmetric motivation Disruptive innovations always get their start by targeting less-demanding customers or customers that had previously gone entirely unserved. These customers are critical to the process […] Apr 11, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Will Youth CareerConnect disrupt or sustain? Julia Freeland Fisher Will Youth CareerConnect disrupt or sustain? Late last year I wrote about the potential for Federal Youth CareerConnect grants to spur competency-based models in high schools and communities. This week, President […] Apr 9, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Could local innovation networks be a key to adopting blended learning? Lisa Duty Could local innovation networks be a key to adopting blended learning? School reforms are often recognized as successful when champions are able to package their essential elements for easy implementation in various environments—this is what grant-makers sometimes […] Apr 3, 2014 Lisa Duty
Virtual school funding cuts in Kansas could stifle innovation Thomas Arnett Virtual school funding cuts in Kansas could stifle innovation The Kansas Supreme Court recently ruled that the state government was in violation of the state’s constitution for failing to equitably fund K-12 public schools. […] Apr 2, 2014 Thomas Arnett
What Koreans wish Obama understood about their schools Michael B. Horn What Koreans wish Obama understood about their schools In my travels throughout Korea, in virtually every meeting I heard a variation of the same theme. “Why does President Obama think that Korean schools […] Mar 31, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Busan schools flip Korea’s society, classrooms Michael B. Horn Busan schools flip Korea’s society, classrooms At a middle school set in a low-income neighborhood of Busan, South Korea, I witnessed the potential for blended learning to boost Korean students’ achievement, engagement, and […] Mar 25, 2014 Michael B. Horn
North Korean refugees represent need, opportunity for educational innovation in South Korea Michael B. Horn North Korean refugees represent need, opportunity for educational innovation in South Korea I met Wednesday with the founder and CEO of Teach for All Korea, Yukang Choi. Given that the teaching field already attracts some of the top […] Mar 20, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Visits to Korea’s schools offer perspective on challenges, opportunities ahead Michael B. Horn Visits to Korea’s schools offer perspective on challenges, opportunities ahead My visits to South Korean schools—five so far with a few more scheduled—are starting to help me understand the differences between the different levels of […] Mar 18, 2014 Michael B. Horn
KAIST doesn’t wait for change in Korea, pioneers ‘Education 3.0’ Michael B. Horn KAIST doesn’t wait for change in Korea, pioneers ‘Education 3.0’ As South Korea struggles to escape the downsides of centuries of a Confucian emphasis on rote learning while retaining the positives from that Confucian legacy, […] Mar 17, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Alternatives to the traditional Julia Freeland Fisher Alternatives to the traditional Two weeks ago, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr unveiled a detailed strategic plan for overhauling the county’s struggling alternative school program. The […] Mar 14, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Meister of Korean school reform: A conversation with Lee Ju-Ho Michael B. Horn Meister of Korean school reform: A conversation with Lee Ju-Ho Although there has often been a knee-jerk reaction within the Korean government to block new forms of education emerging outside mainstream, government-funded schools, not everyone who has […] Mar 14, 2014 Michael B. Horn