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
TechCrunch on Nixty, Developing Countries as Big Opportunity Michael B. Horn TechCrunch on Nixty, Developing Countries as Big Opportunity More than nearly any writer I think I’ve read, Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch gets it. She understands disruptive innovation, as well as why some promising […] July 23, 2010 Michael B. Horn
An open letter to Commissioner Chester of Massachusetts Michael B. Horn An open letter to Commissioner Chester of Massachusetts Last week, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell D. Chester advised the State Board to build new restrictions into its […] July 20, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Re-architecting Harrison’s world Heather Staker Re-architecting Harrison’s world In my last blog I wrote about how the traditional school system hampers student progress by tethering all students to common pacing, thereby handicapping a student like […] July 20, 2010 Heather Staker
Education as we know it is finished Michael B. Horn Education as we know it is finished Innosight Institute cofounders Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn authored a provocatively headlined piece in Forbes titled “Education As We Know It Is Finished: […] July 15, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Online learning continues to expand Michael B. Horn Online learning continues to expand For those naysayers who have been suspect of whether online learning would continue to grow in the highly regulated K-12 sector as disruptive innovations do, […] July 15, 2010 Michael B. Horn
The United States Handicapper General Heather Staker The United States Handicapper General In the satirical science fiction short story by Kurt Vonnegut, Harrison Bergeron is too smart, too attractive and too strong. By official edict of the […] July 9, 2010 Heather Staker
House prioritizes status quo over change in education Michael B. Horn House prioritizes status quo over change in education Transcript: Hi. I’m Michael Horn, Executive Director of Education of Innosight Institute. In the last few days, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to spend […] July 6, 2010 Michael B. Horn
One reason behind medical errors and what to do about it Michael B. Horn One reason behind medical errors and what to do about it July 5, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Gates Foundation launches comment period for NextGen challenges Michael B. Horn Gates Foundation launches comment period for NextGen challenges Many have by now seen that the Gates Foundation is launching what it is calling “NextGen Learning Challenges,” with the aim of improving college readiness […] July 1, 2010 Michael B. Horn
A smarter summer Heather Staker A smarter summer School is out for summer, and one glance at the bronzed bodies of the little people in my neighborhood in Hawaii leaves no doubt that […] June 30, 2010 Heather Staker