Education leaders urge assessment innovation, not super test Michael B. Horn Education leaders urge assessment innovation, not super test A diverse group of over 60 educational leaders representing a variety of organizations, from academic institutions to state boards of education and from foundations to […] June 30, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Knewton debuts blended learning infographic Michael B. Horn Knewton debuts blended learning infographic Blended learning is growing fast, and our friends at Knewton created the following graphic to summarize our report, The rise of K-12 blended learning: Profiles […] June 28, 2011 Michael B. Horn
New higher ed regulations leave everyone empty Michael B. Horn New higher ed regulations leave everyone empty News flash. No one is happy with the new higher education regulations that the Department of Education released a couple weeks ago (and I wrote […] June 16, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Money portability Heather Staker Money portability In this recent article, market analyst Peter Yastrow warned that America is not only heading for a double-dip recession, but is “on the verge of […] June 14, 2011 Heather Staker
New higher education regulations discriminate, block established organizations from innovating Michael B. Horn New higher education regulations discriminate, block established organizations from innovating Just last week, the Department of Education released its final regulations designed to crack down on the practice of colleges incentivizing recruiters based on either […] June 10, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Ignoring bad incentives Michael B. Horn Ignoring bad incentives My colleague, Katherine Mackey, and I had the opportunity to visit Covington Elementary School in Los Altos, Calif. recently, where teacher Rich Julian’s 5th-grade math […] May 27, 2011 Michael B. Horn
School for Integrated Academics and Technologies (SIATech) Christensen Institute School for Integrated Academics and Technologies (SIATech) Note: The information in this profile represents SY2010-11 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name School for Integrated Academics and Technologies (SIATech) Type Charter Management Organization [&h... May 26, 2011 Christensen Institute
Rocketship Education Christensen Institute Rocketship Education Note: The information in this profile represents SY2010-11 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name Rocketship Education Type Charter Management Organization Headquarters San Jose, California First [... May 26, 2011 Christensen Institute
Riverside Virtual School Christensen Institute Riverside Virtual School Note: The information in this profile represents SY2010-11 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name Riverside Virtual School Type District School: Alternative Locale Urban Headquarters Riverside, [&h... May 26, 2011 Christensen Institute
Quest to Learn Christensen Institute Quest to Learn Note: The information in this profile represents SY2010-11 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name Quest to Learn Type Charter School Locale Urban Headquarters New York, […] May 26, 2011 Christensen Institute
Leadership Public Schools Christensen Institute Leadership Public Schools Note: The information in this profile represents SY2010-11 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name Leadership Public Schools Type Charter Management Organization Headquarters Oakland, California Fir... May 26, 2011 Christensen Institute
KIPP Empower Academy Christensen Institute KIPP Empower Academy Note: The information in this profile represents SY2010-11 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name KIPP Empower Academy Type Charter school Locale Urban Headquarters Los Angeles, […] May 26, 2011 Christensen Institute