Change.edu: Time to reboot learning Michael B. Horn Change.edu: Time to reboot learning One would expect a book by the CEO of a for-profit university to mount a vigorous defense of the much-maligned for-profit higher education sector. But […] Jan 24, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Our school system wants to do blended learning. Now what? Alex Hernandez Our school system wants to do blended learning. Now what? “We are ready to innovate. We’ll have to figure out how to get everyone on board and make sure it fits within our culture. And […] Jan 18, 2012 Alex Hernandez
Digital Learning Day cometh Michael B. Horn Digital Learning Day cometh With the arrival on February 1, 2012 of the first-ever national Digital Learning Day, the disruptive innovation of K-12 online learning—from in blended-learning environments to […] Jan 17, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Hewlett assessment competition comes at critical time Michael B. Horn Hewlett assessment competition comes at critical time As online learning gains share and transforms our education system, for some time I have argued that foundations and philanthropists would be wise to spend […] Jan 10, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Follow the bus route to better edtech product launches Heather Staker Follow the bus route to better edtech product launches Who’s going to buy your edtech tool? New ideas in the sector are abounding, and many edupreneurs are grappling with how to make the biggest […] Jan 10, 2012 Heather Staker
School finance in the digital-learning era: A review Michael B. Horn School finance in the digital-learning era: A review The Fordham Institute continued its critical series exploring how to create sound policy for digital learning in November with two new papers, “Teachers in the […] Jan 9, 2012 Michael B. Horn
California initiative brings breath of fresh air Michael B. Horn California initiative brings breath of fresh air It’s an embarrassment that California, the state that led the technology revolution in America, is, according to Digital Learning Now, last in the nation in […] Jan 3, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Is mandating online learning good policy? Michael B. Horn Is mandating online learning good policy? An increasing number of advocates for online learning have come out in favor of mandating that states require students take at least one college- or […] Dec 7, 2011 Michael B. Horn
A small cafe serves up a disruptive menu Heather Staker A small cafe serves up a disruptive menu Katheryn Kelly is not the typical homeschool mom. Besides the fact that she earned a bachelor’s from Stanford and a doctorate in biology from Chicago, […] Dec 7, 2011 Heather Staker
Recent legislative and policy actions open the door to disruption in health care Michael B. Horn Recent legislative and policy actions open the door to disruption in health care In The Washington Post, Vineeta Vijayaraghavan and Clayton Christensen write about the impact of recent changes that enable more disruption in care delivery: Health-care changes […] Dec 3, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Data points to problems in the K-12 e-market Heather Staker Data points to problems in the K-12 e-market The Keeping Pace 2011 report represents another tour de force by Evergreen Education Group in summarizing the busy, messy growth in K-12 online learning. The […] Dec 1, 2011 Heather Staker
Getting Smart envisions a smarter system of schooling Michael B. Horn Getting Smart envisions a smarter system of schooling Tom Vander Ark has seen many sides of the U.S. education system—as a district superintendent, the executive director of education for the Gates Foundation, an […] Nov 29, 2011 Michael B. Horn