Leadership
Content that enables educators, edleaders, organizations and families to increase capacity, apply a growth mindset and implement what’s next in learning on behalf of those entrusted to them.
Las Vegas: Downtown Project, Blended Progress
“Education is the bedrock on which a truly great city is built,” according to Tony Hsieh. His Downtown Projects is reshaping the old city center north of the Vegas Strip. Clark Co has some great magnets and blending learning plans.
EdTech 10: “A” is for Access
The letter of the week is “A” for Access, and this week we noticed meaningful movement in expanding it! Check out this week’s top ten edtech news stories that reveal student access to high-quality learning opportunities is on the rise.
Course Access Can Expand Learning Opportunities to Underserved Students
Newly released, “Leading in an Era of Change: Making the Most of Course Access Programs,” highlights policies and signals an important evolution from school choice to course choice.
Why Harbormasters Are Critical to a City’s Ecosystem
By: Kristoffer Haines. There is no greater lift a city will realize for its children than the moment its harbormaster sets out to be the gravity for the creation of high-quality options.
Fulton County Schools Launches New Process for Hiring Teachers
Atlanta Georgia's Fulton Country Schools have implemented a new Teacher Selection Model (TSM), creating a better way to judge potential teacher effectiveness, through a more rigorous selection process for hiring.
10 Things Superintendents Should Do Now
A discussion with a group of Ohio superintendents led to a list of ten projects we discussed for fall 2014.
10 Things Educators, Mayors, Business Leaders Should Do Now
Take 10 minutes and think about ways you can extend your impact. Here's 10 things educators, civic and business leaders can do to help create #SmartCities
EdTech 10: Special #WIFI4SCHOOLS Edition
On the eve of an important vote by the FCC on E-Rate Modernization, we are dedicating this week’s EdTech 10 list to the top stories supporting the proposed plan.
20 Things States Should Do Now
Considering the opportunity provided by new tools and new schools, here are 15 things every state should do now.
Collective Impact – Creating a Self-Sharpening Education System
By: George Tang. Over the last several years, collective impact has become common education vernacular and has generated as much buzz as Kimye. Ok, maybe not that much, but collective impact has become a household term for communities seeking to ensure children are effectively supported and seamlessly connected from early childhood to K-12 education to higher education to the workforce.