Video: Newark Students Speak Out on Education
This is a clip found on the PENewark channel started by Newark Mayor Cory Booker. It's students talking about education.
A Bridge to College
Strive for College helps build the bridge to the best possible post secondary decision for students
Douglas Levin: Executive Director, SETDA
We interviewed Douglas A. Levin, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association after Secretary of Education Arne Duncan introduced the Department of Education's Ed Tech Plan.
Video: Secretary Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks to the crowd at SETDA in Washington, DC this week. Here are his remarks about the new ed tech plan.
The Good School Promise
Joel Klein closed bad schools, opened good schools, and became America's leading education reform advocate
Video: Karen Cator, Dir. of Ed Tech, U.S. Dept. of Ed
U.S. Department of Education Director of Educational Technology Karen Cator talking about professional development online, during Education Week's Leadership Forum, "Unleashing Technology to Personalize Learning." This video and the others we are running today are from this series.
Video: Julie Young, President & CEO, FL Virtual Schools
Florida Virtual Schools President and CEO Julie Young tells EdWeek about the need for strong academic standards and online learning that feeds into students' interests.
Chris Sturgis: On Competency and Achieving It For All
This is a blog post by, Chris Sturgis, co-author of the recently published "When Failure is Not an Option."
INCS Addresses Inaccurate Reporting on Charters
The Illinois Network of Charter Schools addresses two reports recently published that do not accurately depict transfer rates or the characterizations of magnet schools and charters. Here is a link to their response and some sections of their comments on the reporting.
Grassroots Want More Funding for Virtual Charters
A grassroots group down in Georgia has taken to lobbying for what they say is necessary funding equanimity between what traditional public schools get, and what virtual charters are alloted.