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'Bumper Crop' of Charters in New Jersey

Nov 29, 2010

In New Jersey, 50 charter school applications are being reviewed, leading some to state that perhaps antagonism over ed alternatives is waning.

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What Do Virtual Schools Cost?

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 28, 2010

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.

EdTech

Tracking Top Education Job Listings

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 26, 2010

Daily Endeavor is a jobs listing site that tracks job openings, including in ed-related professions and charter schools. Here are this week's top listings.

Personalized Learning

Does Heroic Leadership Work?

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 26, 2010

Heroic leadership isn't sustainable, but getting to a high functioning decentralized system takes a hurricane or a hero.

EdTech

Rocketship Tour Notes

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 25, 2010

Judith McGrath took a City Prep site visit tour. Here are her notes from that visit.

Personalized Learning

Best of Fall

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 25, 2010

Here's a dozen blog posts I enjoyed working on this fall; take a look if you missed them the first time around. Happy Thanksgiving.

EdTech

GA Parents Frustrated by Inequitable Funding

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 25, 2010

Parents and operators are frustrated by crazy funding levels for online learning in GA

EdTech

Georgia Families Get Virtual Charters Boost

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 23, 2010

Georgia Families for Public Virtual Education (GFPVE) applauds the Georgia Chamber of Commerce for its public support of the charter school law, House Bill (HB) 881. The Chamber filed a brief with the Georgia State Supreme Court last week arguing state-authorized schools provide a strong alternative to traditional brick and mortar public schools and locally authorized charter schools.

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Cyber Charters Need a Few Good Parents

Guest Author

Nov 22, 2010

Rose Fernandez writes that in developing virtual charter schools, families need to be more aggressive in stating their needs and ensuring that the schools offer a rigorous curriculum.

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Charter School Teachers Among Nation's Best

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 22, 2010

Kathy Tamburri writes: "By accepting the label of “dumping ground’’ for her school, Yearwood did her students a terrible disservice. Students rise to the level of our expectations for them. Yearwood’s attitude promotes a victimhood mentality, which will never help any student in the long run."

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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