Ed Policy
Education policy consists of news, commentary and stories that follow legislation and government action in the educational sphere.
Why Wyoming Should Be a Digital Learning Leader
Wyoming has the opportunity to make a digital leapfrog--a quick advance that will benefits its students and economy. Strong digital learning and charter policy will allow choice and innovation.
DLN Launches Myth Busting Online Learning Paper
Today DLN, iNACOL and Getting Smart launched a myth busting paper focused on online learning as part of the DLN Smart Series.
New Tech Network Boosts College Enrollment & Persistence
Recent data from New Tech Network (NTN), a non-profit project-based STEM-focused school developer, showed that their alumni stay in four-year and two-year colleges at 17% and 46% higher rates, respectively, than the national average; with NTN college enrollment rates 9% greater than the U.S. average.
EdTech 10: ISTE, Legs, Reach, Tabs & Texas
The flurry of edtech announcements leads to increased excitement over the trip many will take to San Antonio for ISTE13 next week.
A Proposal for Better Growth Measures
We create better growth measures by developing a system of comparable growth rates. It would require that an independent scale and a method of describing growth on that scale be adopted, along with a simple mechanism for conducting linking studies.
Smart Cities: 10 Opinions About What Matters
Tom complied a list of folks thinking about cities and innovation - half from education and half from business and technology.
Florida Policymakers Innovate with Online Learning
Affordable online college courses and expanded access to K-12 online courses and blended schools top the recently concluded 2013 Florida legislative session. Digital Learning Now report cards suggest that Florida has one of the best education codes in the country.
In Support of the Common Core
Common Core State Standards are thoughtful expressions of college- and career-ready expectations in reading, writing and math.
Building a Digital Depository
Benjamin Riley explains exciting times for education entrepreneurship, technology and the policy ecosystem that surrounds them both.
NCLB: Under the Bus, But Not a Total Loss
Today AEI released a report, NCLB sanctions: Tests taken, lessons learned. The authors found that “School accountability systems in general, and NCLB in particular, had some beneficial systemic effect.” Some components of NCLB worked, some did not. Based on lessons learned the authors make recommendations for accountability 2.0.