Hacking Tools, Please
Those quick and nimble angel investors and VC firms -- are they really that quick and nimble? Or is the new metaphor for investing in education a stone mason, pounding away at a slab of granite?
Online in Rhode Island
A quick interview with Deborah Gist, Rhode Island's Commissioner of Education about online learning and new budgeting strategies for the state.
School Finance Fix
School finance is convoluted and ineffective. The fix: 1) money should follow kids to best options, 2) low income kids should get more money, and 3) funding should be flexible and outcome oriented.
Here's the Missing Findings from CRPE CMO Study
CRPE issued a descriptive interim report on Charter Management Organizations just in time for the national charter conference. Read a cheerleaders version.
Media Consumption's Transformation
Here is a copy of the presentation given by the PEW Center's Lee Rainie today at #MOBcon, the Newhouse School's conference about the monetization of mobile use.
Pathways in Lincoln Land
Three bright minds at the Illinois Policy Institute luncheon put it all together: pathways to success; individualized learning; student-centric thoughtfulness in education reform.
Dear Arne
Duncan should encourage states to leave room for assessment innovation, push blended learning, and encourage public-private partnerships
Online Learning Will Change Things
Michael Horn describes the changes to education that come from using an online learning or blended model.
Gates, Hewlett, iNACOL partner for NextGen Learning
Gates, Hewlett, iNACOL, and CCSSO launch www.NextGenLearning.com