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Education policy consists of news, commentary and stories that follow legislation and government action in the educational sphere.
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From Batch Print to Show What You Know
The shift from print to digital is a big deal, but in many ways the shift from cohorts to competency is the more profound transformation underway in education.
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P21 Selects New Leadership
The partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) announced the selection of Dr. Steven Paine as P21's incoming President and Dr. Helen Soule as Executive Director -- commanding a wealth of knowledge and experience in private and public sectors.
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Puget Sound Districts Will Lead the Way on Personalization
Earlier this month the Department announced the 16 winning applicants to the Race to the Top District competition. The nearly $400 million will be split by 55 districts in 11 states.
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Chicago Appoints Jack Elsey Chief Innovations Officer
Jack J. Elsey Jr. joined Chicago Public Schools as Chief of Innovation and Incubation. Formerly Elsey was Chief Schools Officer for Detroit Rising College Preparatory Schools and Assistant Superintendent in the Detroit Public Schools.
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21 Months (and Counting) to Online Assessments
2012 is quickly drawing to a close. When the calendar page flips to 2013 in just a couple of weeks, we suspect that the 2014 implementation of the next generation of online assessments is suddenly going to feel much closer. That realization is sure to provoke a wave of high blood pressure fanning out across the land. But - have no fear - the new DLN Smart Series white paper is here!
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Digital Learning Now! Offers Advice to States & Districts Preparing for Online Assessment
Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released “Getting Ready For Online Assessments,” the third interactive paper in the DLN Smart Series, to plan a pathway of administering new, online assessments in the wake of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation in the 2014-15 school year.
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Bush-Sponsored Summit Calls for Excellence at Scale
The fifth annual Excellence in Action National Summit on Education Reform, was held in Washington DC the last two days. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush chair of the host organization, kicked off the event Tuesday by urging state policy makers to hold firm on college and career ready standards.
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Will Common Core State Standards Accelerate or Slow Innovation?
Some friends are working on a paper on the topic of common standards and innovation. The primary question is how and whether the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will accelerate or slow innovation.
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DOE Announces Digital Promise as a Race to the Top-District Finalist
The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that a consortium of school districts in the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools is a finalist for a Race to the Top-District (RttT-D) grant.
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Education Leaders & Policymakers Meet in D.C. for FEE National Summit
Education policymakers and leaders meet in Washington D.C. November 27-28 for the Foundation for Excellence in Education's (FEE) fifth annual Excellence in Action National Summit on Education Reform.