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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dear Arne
Duncan should encourage states to leave room for assessment innovation, push blended learning, and encourage public-private partnerships
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Online Learning Will Change Things
Michael Horn describes the changes to education that come from using an online learning or blended model.
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Gates, Hewlett, iNACOL partner for NextGen Learning
Gates, Hewlett, iNACOL, and CCSSO launch www.NextGenLearning.com
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Small Vindication?
An MDRC study released today told us what we've known for years--that replacing big bad schools with good small schools helps more low income kids graduate. Read about what they missed in the study.