Ed Policy
Education policy consists of news, commentary and stories that follow legislation and government action in the educational sphere.
New Partnership to Strengthen Charter School Boards
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and Charter Board Partners (CBP) announced a partnership today to provide access to tools, resources, and supports for the governing boards of public charter schools.
President Signs Jobs Bill
Passed by congress on July 9, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act will streamline the federal workforce training system, trimming 15 programs that don’t work, giving schools the opportunity to cater their services to the needs of their region, and empowering businesses to identify what skills workers need for success and help workers acquire them.
EdTech 10: “A” is for Access
The letter of the week is “A” for Access, and this week we noticed meaningful movement in expanding it! Check out this week’s top ten edtech news stories that reveal student access to high-quality learning opportunities is on the rise.
Course Access Can Expand Learning Opportunities to Underserved Students
Newly released, “Leading in an Era of Change: Making the Most of Course Access Programs,” highlights policies and signals an important evolution from school choice to course choice.
EdTech 10: Special #WIFI4SCHOOLS Edition
On the eve of an important vote by the FCC on E-Rate Modernization, we are dedicating this week’s EdTech 10 list to the top stories supporting the proposed plan.
20 Things States Should Do Now
Considering the opportunity provided by new tools and new schools, here are 15 things every state should do now.
Fostering Next Gen Learning: a Q&A with iNACOL’s Susan Patrick
Tom recently discussed next-gen learning with Susan Patrick of iNACOL. Here's a Q&A from their discussion...
Why Public Schools Struggle to Innovate
By, Michael B. Horn. It’s not because they are public per se. Private schools struggle with certain kinds of innovation, too. Embracing new forms of blended learning or offering a lower-priced education have been difficult for independent schools, for example.
Cage-Busting for Smart Cities
Creating a great education system isn’t just a matter of practice, because rules, regulations, contracts, and cultures can stymie even the most committed educator. But it can’t just be a matter of policy, because what really matters is what educators do in schools—and policies can make people do things but they can’t make them do them well (see school turnarounds, teacher evaluation, et al.).
EdTech 10: World Cup Style
As the soccer world is facing the elimination rounds, we thought we'd offer our advice on which EdTech stories made the cut this week. Much like Costa Rica, some of these stories we didn’t see coming but are strong contenders for top story of the week.