Transforming higher education Michael B. Horn Transforming higher education In an op-ed in the May 6, 2010 edition of The Washington Times, Michael B. Horn offers thoughts about the imperative of transforming the funding […] May 20, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Pandora for learning is music to my ears Heather Staker Pandora for learning is music to my ears How I love this Freakonomics Radio podcast (click on Episode 1). It compares public schools to a bad radio station, which broadcasts one stream of […] May 20, 2010 Heather Staker
Stop the madness and stop cutting learning time Michael B. Horn Stop the madness and stop cutting learning time Students on balance need more time for learning. Chester Finn’s recent piece in the Wall Street Journal lays out the basic case around this. Meanwhile, […] May 13, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Time to rethink the curriculum adoption process Heather Staker Time to rethink the curriculum adoption process On a typical evening from 1993 to 1994, I took the elevator to the VIP lounge atop the Sacramento Hyatt for happy hour with fellow […] May 12, 2010 Heather Staker
Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal and Innosight Institute Host Forum on Educational Innovation Michael B. Horn Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal and Innosight Institute Host Forum on Educational Innovation PHILADELPHIA, May 6 /PRNewswire/ — On May 11, in conjunction with its Spring edition launch, the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal will bring educational innovators from […] May 9, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Paul Peterson on Disrupting Class, Liberating Learning, and Saving Schools Michael B. Horn Paul Peterson on Disrupting Class, Liberating Learning, and Saving Schools Paul Peterson has a piece up on the Education Next site titled, “Three New Books on Virtual Education: Competitors or Complements?” His ultimate conclusion? They […] May 7, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Chartering past the blame Heather Staker Chartering past the blame In Sunday’s New York Times, Trip Gabriel reports that the standardized test scores of charter schools are widely variable, with some schools soaring above traditional […] May 5, 2010 Heather Staker
Do disruptive innovations always start as not as good? Michael B. Horn Do disruptive innovations always start as not as good? I had an interesting discussion with Jose Ferreira, the founder of Knewton, a couple weeks ago after a panel that I moderated and on which […] Apr 29, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Michael Horn on innovative education programs in Florida Michael B. Horn Michael Horn on innovative education programs in Florida TheSunshineStateNews — April 16, 2010 — Michael Horn, cofounder and executive director of Innosight Institute, and adjunct scholar at the James Madison Institute speaks on innovative education programs in Florida Apr 26, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Florida Governor Crist’s veto Michael B. Horn Florida Governor Crist’s veto I was in Tallahassee, Florida’s capital, last week on the day that Governor Charlie Crist vetoed what is known somewhat famously—or infamously—as Senate Bill 6. […] Apr 23, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Wichita’s Learning Centers for dropouts and at-risk students part 2 Michael B. Horn Wichita’s Learning Centers for dropouts and at-risk students part 2 Last week I wrote about Innosight Institute Education Research Fellow Katherine Mackey’s case study on Wichita Public Schools and some things that jumped out at […] Apr 16, 2010 Michael B. Horn
How online learning can help alternative schools Katherine Mackey How online learning can help alternative schools According to a recent survey from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, a third of the districts that run alternative schools and […] Apr 13, 2010 Katherine Mackey