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.
Obama: Each American Has a Responsibility to Ensure Every Student Succeeds
President Barack Obama made this statement, which I think holds true for ed reformers: “The elemental test of any democracy is whether people with differing points of view can learn from each other and work with each other and find a way forward together.
Interview: Kelly Amis, Director, TEACHED
Kelly Amis discusses what she learned about public education from being a founding corps member of Teach for America and the Director of TEACHED, a new movie about the impact of unions on the quality of education.
Videos: The First TEDxNYED in March
I took a look at some of the videos put up by the organizers of TEDxNYED. It's pretty clear that the web and its followers are moving faster than our schools.
Hewlett Launches Deeper Learning Initiative to Promote Improved Curriculum & Assessment
The Hewlett Foundation team calls their new scope deeper learning – a combination of the fundamental knowledge and practical basic skills students will need to succeed in a fiercely competitive global economy.
Louisiana Parents Think Public Education Falling Short
Nearly half of all voters in Louisiana say they are unsatisfied with teacher preparation of students for the future. Stand for Children releases a memorandum that states the people of Louisiana are concerned about the role public education plays in their children's lives.
Decisive Ruling Deems Ga. Charter Schools Commission Constitutional
Georgia Charter Schools can go ahead, after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Wendy L. Shoob said Friday that charter schools created by the Georgia Charter Schools Commission are constitutional.
The Spirit of New Jersey and Spirit of Newark
The Spirit of New Jersey is a competitive performing arts & music education organization which participates in the Drum Corps International Summer Music Games Tour. We're an independent, self-sponsored, non-profit corporation which is recognized nationally for excellence in youth programming.
Interview: Emily Dalton Smith, Online Director, SkySong, Arizona State University
Emily Dalton Smith, Online Director at Arizona State University's SkySong program, shares with us her vision of education reform. She says that our national school system is like the railroads in the 1800s -- without true standardization and woefully lacking in entrepreneurial spirit to make it all work seamlessly.
NACSA Releases State of Charter School Authorizers Report
The NACSA report provides an overview of the policies, practices, and characteristics of the nation’s largest charter school authorizers as well as a sampling of smaller authorizing entities
Gov. Wise Sees Education Crisis Looming
“It’s time to change,” he said. “Today No Child Left Behind is a compact disc in an iPod world, and it’s time to upgrade.”