Posts by Getting Smart Staff
Hewlett Launches Deeper Learning Initiative to Promote Improved Curriculum & Assessment
The Hewlett Foundation team calls their new scope deeper learning – a combination of the fundamental knowledge and practical basic skills students will need to succeed in a fiercely competitive global economy.
Louisiana Parents Think Public Education Falling Short
Nearly half of all voters in Louisiana say they are unsatisfied with teacher preparation of students for the future. Stand for Children releases a memorandum that states the people of Louisiana are concerned about the role public education plays in their children's lives.
Decisive Ruling Deems Ga. Charter Schools Commission Constitutional
Georgia Charter Schools can go ahead, after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Wendy L. Shoob said Friday that charter schools created by the Georgia Charter Schools Commission are constitutional.
The Spirit of New Jersey and Spirit of Newark
The Spirit of New Jersey is a competitive performing arts & music education organization which participates in the Drum Corps International Summer Music Games Tour. We're an independent, self-sponsored, non-profit corporation which is recognized nationally for excellence in youth programming.
Interview: Emily Dalton Smith, Online Director, SkySong, Arizona State University
Emily Dalton Smith, Online Director at Arizona State University's SkySong program, shares with us her vision of education reform. She says that our national school system is like the railroads in the 1800s -- without true standardization and woefully lacking in entrepreneurial spirit to make it all work seamlessly.
NACSA Releases State of Charter School Authorizers Report
The NACSA report provides an overview of the policies, practices, and characteristics of the nation’s largest charter school authorizers as well as a sampling of smaller authorizing entities
Gov. Wise Sees Education Crisis Looming
“It’s time to change,” he said. “Today No Child Left Behind is a compact disc in an iPod world, and it’s time to upgrade.”
Video Interview: ARVA Teacher Explains Profession
We ask an Arkansas Virtual Academy teacher to explain her reasons for choosing the profession and her experience in the role.
Interview: Chip Kimball, Superintendent, Lake Washington
Dr. Chip Kimball, Superintendent, Lake Washington School District, Washington State
Video Interview: Being a Teacher @ Arkansas Virtual Academy
A teacher at ARVA explains that her teaching job puts her in closer relations with the family of students. It has also changed her view of the profession and the role of tech in education.