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Funding Students, Options and Achievement

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 17, 2015

A DLN Smart Series paper that addresses today’s broken school finance system and provides practical design principles that have been tested in policy and in practice on both the state and district level.

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Integrating Career Technical Education with Competency-Based Education

Carri Schneider

Aug 5, 2015

Insights from Building a Strong Relationship between Competency-Based Pathways and Career Technical Education--a report from Achieve and NASDCTEc that identifies opportunities for collaboration, integration, and strengthened relationships between CBP and CTE leaders.

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Illinois Chief Tony Smith Celebrating Teachers, Pushing Equity, Promoting Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 4, 2015

Things are getting interesting in Illinois education. I’m not talking about the latest scandal in Chicago or the new governor. It’s the new state superintendent Tony Smith that makes Illinois a state worth watching.

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Driving Innovation from the White House

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 31, 2015

The White House will host its own Demo Day (#WHDemoDay) on August 4. Innovators from around the country will join President Obama to “demo” their individual success stories and show why we need to give every American the opportunity to pursue their bold, game-changing ideas

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9 Digital Learning Resources: Hitting Refresh on the #SmartSeries

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 30, 2015

This summer we worked with Digital Learning Now to hit refresh on a series of papers that provide specific guidance regarding the adoption of higher standards and quality assessments focusing on the shift to personalized digital learning.

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Why Authentic Proficiency Matters

Jessica Slusser

Jul 23, 2015

Is your student truly proficient? New website from ExcelinEd helps start an important conversation about the importance of accurate proficiency scores and the danger of state proficiency gaps.

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Utah Boosts Kindergarten Readiness with Literacy Games At Home

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 17, 2015

To address a growing Kindergarten readiness issue, the Utah legislature created UPSTART, a five year pilot program to test the potential of literacy software used at home. Preschool-age children in the program receive an individualized reading, math, and science curriculum with an emphasis on reading.

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The Opportunity for States to Provide Secure Data Access to Parents and Educators

Guest Author

Jul 16, 2015

By: Paige Kowalski. State leadership in developing and funding access through solutions such as student data backpacks would demonstrate that states are listening to parent and public concerns and are seizing the moment to deliver on the real value of the information that states and districts have been collecting.

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Personalization: The New Frame

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 15, 2015

With the end of NCLB, a new frame is emerging that includes personalization, a competency focus, and work readiness. This new frame is evident in EdTech startups, new school grant programs, school district strategies, and emerging educator preparation programs.

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Charter Schools Turn 24, What’s Next?

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 9, 2015

Tom reviews 10 trends and developments of charter schools over the past two dozen years.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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