Colleges Losing Their ROI
The cost of college is squeezing out the middle class and reducing return on investment; $25k/yr for a string of keggers and lousy lectures is no bargain. Increasing completion will take innovation and private participation.
RenzulliLearning for Personalized and Deeper Learning Paths
We recently had the chance to be introduced to RenzulliLearning- an online learning platform created by CompassLearning. Unlike a single content provider, Renzulli engages students by utilizing their personal strengths and interests, while still aligned to state and Common Core standards.
Fareed’s Economic Fix
America's problems are not economic, demographic or technological. They are political. Simple policy measures can change our fate. If we built out our infrastructure, kept monetary policy pro-growth and reformed our tax code to encourage business investment, we would have growth, a manageable deficit and a bright future.
Paul O'Neill, Stanley Kaplan, and USED staff
1. Paul O’Neill may be the best charter school attorney in the US, certainly the best east of the Mississippi, by virtue of handling a high volume of charter contracts for more than decade. Paul’s Charter School Law Deskbook is the definitive book on the subject. He…
Fordham Releases Study On Performance Trends of Top Students
Photo Courtesy of Fordham The Thomas Fordham Institute released today “Do High Flyers Maintain Their Attitude? Performance Trends of Top Students,” a study that examines high-achieving students over time. The study reports found that 30 to 50 percent of America’s best students fail to maintain their performance levels…
Crowdsourcing Hashtags for Connected Educators Month
Celebrate Connected Educators Month by sharing the hashtags you use to to stay connected, engaged and smart in all things EdTech with #SmartCE on Twitter.
10 EdTech Impact Opportunities
There's never been a better time to make a difference. Trends in learning, opportunities in different categories and new pathways in the shift from web to mobile are providing opportunities to create impact.
#SXSWedu
SXSWedu is the first of the spring EdTech trifecta. A half a dozen of the Getting Smart team braved the cold for the queso and kicked out 10 blogs and hundreds of tweets.
Jeb Bush & Bob Wise Release Roadmap for Reform: Digital Learning
Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise, co-chairs of Digital Learning Now!, a nationwide initiative that advocates personal digital learning, released the Roadmap for Reform: Digital Learning during the Foundation for Excellence in Education's 2011 National Summit on Education Reform.
Open High School of Utah Offers 30 Semesters of OERs
Open High School of Utah, a public charter school, announced today that it will offer its curriculum from 30 semesters of content in math, science, language arts, social studies and electives as an open educational resource (OER) on its website repository.