Personalized Learning
WI Welfare is to LA Edu-Employment Bargain?
All Hess all day at EdReformer. In addition to his greenfield article debuting today, Rick wrote an EdWeek tome yesterday bemoaning all the things that could go wrong with rapidly drafted laws the goal of improving teacher evaluation and winning a RttT grant. As he loves to do, Hess…
EdTech
Rick Hess: Fueling the Engine (Book Excerpt)
Rick Hess makes the case in his book excerpt, Fueling the Fire, that it's time for venture capital to start the greenfield education hotbeds of the United States.
Personalized Learning
Supporting Aggressive Reform: The Arne Duncan Case for Change
National Journal takes up the apparent dichotomy in Race to the Top applications between support vs. aggressive plans.
EdTech
Arkansas Policy Foundation Paper: Virtual Education a Catalyst for Growing Information Economy
An economic study released today identifies virtual education strategies as the catalyst that will grow Arkansas' position in the nationwide information economy.
EdTech
If Every Business is a Social Business, Why Become a Benefit Corporation?
Is the push to make social startups into benefit corporations a sign of weakness in a private bond market, or a sign of a willingness to create longer-term benefits for social entrepreneurs, perhaps those wanting to start charter schools and educational services companies?
EdTech
Interview: Toby Rowland, CEO & Founder, Manga High
Math sucks, but not for the students playing 12,000 high level mathematics games on Manga High on a Friday. During a National Holiday.
EdTech
Ron Packard Commentary on Education
This is a test of the web delivery mechanism The edReformer is going to be using to run some live events through the blog. Offer your critique!
Personalized Learning
The Five Great Reforms
Inventing the education system our children deserve requires five great reforms
EdTech
National Charter Schools Week Kicks Off in DC on Monday
National Charter Schools Week will open up Monday with 70 outstanding charter school principals.
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Dropping a Bomb Before National Charter Schools Week
Ironic that Stephanie Strom dropped a bomb on Imagine the week before National Charter School Week, don't you think?