A Good Story from Higher Ed
It's not all doom and gloom. Mark Kantrowitz proves that some of the brightest minds work with for-profit higher education, making it better and certifying that it helps many people improve their position in life.
50 Open Source Tools that Replace Ed Apps
You can use these 50 open source tools to build your education ecosystem. Here are a few from the list that I like, with some thoughts on how I think it would work.
What a 12 Year Old Can Teach Us About Learning
Here's a 12 year old student telling adults how they can help children excel.
The New Center of EdReform Gravity
DFER, EEP, and New Schools are the new center of edreform gravity
3 Eras of Education
Collins & Halverson summarize the design elements of the emerging learningsystem
Blended Components
Review of Viswanath Shankar's blog post and summary of blended learning environment components.
Students Know
A collection of notes taken during a student panel about personalized learning. What do students think about using virtual education to
Another Open Letter to Commissioner Chester, Massachusetts
Michael Horn, Director of the Education division of Innosight Institute, writes and open letter to Commissioner Chester, after press reports indicate changes to virtual schools legislation in Massachusetts.
High Five to Charters
Here's to Nelson, the Alliance, and the charter sector on a great conference.
Video: Noble Street
We talk to Michael Milkie about his feat of opening up charter schools in Chicago, the role technology plays in them, and the future.