EdTech

Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.

EdTech

Chiefs for Change

Tom Vander Ark

The nation's best state superintendents gathered at Jeb Bush's Excellence in Action conference. Here is what a few of them had to say about state roles in education.

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Can CMOs Create Scale in Charter School Quality?

Getting Smart Staff

Philanthropic and other private interests have poured $500 million into the creation and operation of CMOs. Experts are still asking the question, "Can quality be scaled?" Kevin Hall and Robin Lake put their ideas on the table in this discussion about "The $500 Million Question."

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What Do Virtual Schools Cost?

Tom Vander Ark

Teachers make the difference. Virtual schools & courses can offer some cost savings, but they should receive full funding for a robust academic program with a full complement of trained teachers.

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Credit Recovery Goes Mainstream

Tom Vander Ark

Online credit recovery helps thousands of students graduate from high school and is an important entry point for personalized digital learning and competency-based education.

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Certification Promotes Quality, Colleges Play a Role

Tom Vander Ark

Lisa Dawley, Boise State, responded to an October 6 story about states adding certification for online learning and a hallway chat at iNACOL’s VSS2010.  She makes a case below for certification and school of ed training.  The Digital Learning Council is likely to recommend path-speicific performance-based certification after demonstrated…