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$100k for Dropping Out of School

Sep 28, 2010

Peter Thiel, President of Clarium Capital, reveals to TechCrunch writer Sarah Lacy that he's offering 20 students a chance to drop out of college for US$100,00 each and a chance to work on disruptive technology and innovations.

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Education Nation Live Feed

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 27, 2010

Watch live coverage of NBC's Education Nation right here on edReformer.com

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Marie Groark: Executive Director, Get Schooled Foundation

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 25, 2010

A former middle school teacher talks about how people can collaborate and move education reform forward.

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Zuckerberg Visits Newark KIPP School (Photos)

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 25, 2010

I found these pictures of Mark Zuckerberg's visit with 11th-grade math students at the KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy Saturday in Newark.

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The Future of the Book

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 24, 2010

Watch and be Amazed! The future of the book, as presented by IDEO.

EdTech

Digital Media in Classrooms: A Conversation

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 24, 2010

Where have you faced difficulty in launching digital media strategies in schools? Where have you seen roadblocks, if you are an entrepreneur? We would love to hear from you.

EdTech

Those Ed Reform Nashville Blues

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 23, 2010

Yesterday’s big news revolved around the Nashville, Tennessee teacher merit pay study conducted by the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University. EdWeek reported that this study of performance-based teacher compensation (the first ever conducted on this scale) in the United States shows that a nationally watched bonus-pay system had no overall impact on student achievement.

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Viva! Blended Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 23, 2010

Michele Robinson, superintendent, on Odyssey Charter Schools: "We knew there was a large population of parents who were looking for alternatives, but who didn't have the experience, knowledge or resources to [home school]. We wanted to reach that population."

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Diana Cieslak: Policy Analyst, Evergreen Freedom Foundation

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 23, 2010

The Evergreen Freedom Foundation is a nonprofit public policy and grassroots organization based in Olympia, Wash. Founded almost exactly 20 years ago, our mission is to advance individual liberty, free markets, and limited, accountable government.

EdTech

Facebook CEO to Give US$100mln to Newark Schools

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 22, 2010

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is going to give US$100 million to Newark City Public Schools.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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