Ed Policy
Education policy consists of news, commentary and stories that follow legislation and government action in the educational sphere.
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The ASD Catapults Schools to the Top in Tennessee
The ASD seeks to "dramatically expand our students' life and career options, engage parents and community members in new and exciting ways, and ensure a bright future for the state of Tennessee."
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Building Buzz in Detroit
The EAA has built a blended professional development course for teachers inside of Buzz that uses a variety of resources to help teachers learn how to build a strong learning environment through fostering relationships, creating a common language, developing a shared classroom vision and establishing rituals and routines.
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Infographic: How to Implement Blended Learning 2.0
Today we released the updated Blended Learning Implementation Guide and How to Implement Blended Learning Version 2.0 infographic.
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Blended Learning Implementation 2.0 Released!
Today with Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national initiative under the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd) and The Learning Accelerator (TLA), we released “Blended Learning Implementation Guide Version 2.0."
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10 Promising Models & What it Means for Leaders
The shift to digital holds great promise for students and teachers but it will be challenging and confusing for leaders. As the toolset improves, it will become somewhat easier to create high performing platform-centric districts and networks.
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The 10 Elements: Forward Lean Versus Fast Retreat
The chance to create new tools and new schools that work better for students and teachers has never been better. In this decade we have the opportunity to dramatically improve education in Detroit as well as Delhi.
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EdTech 10: We Heart School
Speaking of that ever evolving world of education, here are the top ten happenings that caught our attention just this week.
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Smart LIst: The 10 Most Innovative Cities
Today we are recognizing smart cities. We built an index based on 12 metrics of innovations in learning considering K-12 schools, universities, foundations and investors, edtech and other education enterprise. Here are the ten smartest cities (in order):
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Activate ED’s Next Rockstar: Andy Rotherham
Andy Rotherham has extensive experience working in education policy and is the author or co-author of more than 200 published articles, book chapters, papers, and op-eds about education policy and politics and is the author or editor of four books on educational policy- and is Activate ED's newest Rockstar.
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Boot Camp Parents Shape Up to Impact Ed Policy
Seventy-five such parents joined PublicSchoolOptions.org’s 2013 Annual Parent Advocacy Boot Camp, where they explored the national education debate and learned how to impact reform in their own states.