Is online learning for everyone? Katherine Mackey Is online learning for everyone? Over the past two years, my research for Innosight Institute has taken me to different parts of the United States to observe how various school […] Oct 6, 2010 Katherine Mackey
Superkid’s path of destruction Heather Staker Superkid’s path of destruction On Friday after school, my kindergartener proudly announced that her teacher had chosen her as the Room H Superkid for first quarter. Of course as […] Oct 5, 2010 Heather Staker
The Khan Academy brings Disrupting Class to life Michael B. Horn The Khan Academy brings Disrupting Class to life If you haven’t yet seen it, there is a fascinating video of Sal Khan speaking at the Gel 2010 conference. For those who haven’t been […] Sept 30, 2010 Michael B. Horn
On courage Michael B. Horn On courage My friend Rick Hess wrote a piece a few weeks back in the National Review Online that caught my eye just before I went on […] Sept 17, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Education Next publishes audio excerpt of Disrupting Class Michael B. Horn Education Next publishes audio excerpt of Disrupting Class Education Next published an audio excerpt of me reading from the first edition of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World […] Sept 15, 2010 Michael B. Horn
A $578M voter mistake in Los Angeles Heather Staker A $578M voter mistake in Los Angeles The chorus of twitter about the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools complex that Los Angeles will open next month is not surprising, given its shocking […] Aug 24, 2010 Heather Staker
Noisy customers Heather Staker Noisy customers This week, Pennsylvania’s Sun Gazette reported here that Muncy School District has developed online courses at a cost of “pennies on the dollar” compared to […] Aug 19, 2010 Heather Staker
State Board falters with regulations on virtual schools Michael B. Horn State Board falters with regulations on virtual schools A few weeks ago, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education passed a series of misguided regulations that restrict the Massachusetts Legislature’s recent law […] Aug 13, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Improving the odds of accessing an expert teacher Heather Staker Improving the odds of accessing an expert teacher “The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers” has been on the NYT.com top-ten-most-popular list for several days running. In the article, David Leonhardt reports that economists […] Aug 12, 2010 Heather Staker
Health insurance rate wars: are we focused on the right fight? Michael B. Horn Health insurance rate wars: are we focused on the right fight? Clayton M. Christensen and Darius Tahir authored a piece for the Huffington Post that appeared on July 16, 2010 titled, “Health Insurance Rate Wars — […] Aug 10, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Indiana teams up with Western Governors University Michael B. Horn Indiana teams up with Western Governors University A fascinating development took place in education just weeks ago when Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed an executive order creating WGU Indiana, which will be […] Aug 5, 2010 Michael B. Horn
What job do we hire credit recovery to do? Michael B. Horn What job do we hire credit recovery to do? I had the opportunity to speak with a doctoral class on systemic education reform at UC Berkeley a couple weeks back. I briefly walked them […] July 29, 2010 Michael B. Horn