EdPolicy
What’s Next in Education? A New Education System
By: Amy Anderson. To enable this much-needed fresh start, the Donnell-Kay Foundation initiated ReSchool Colorado to design and implement a new statewide public education system that pushes the boundaries of current thought and practice to provide an exceptional education for students living in this century...
Infographic: College and Career Readiness GPS for Every Student
This infographic previews the next DLN Smart Series paper, “Core & More: Guiding and Personalizing College & Career Readiness” being released Thursday.
Improvement vs. Innovation
Improvement is playing for singles and doubles. Innovation in swinging for the fences. EdLeaders need to lead community conversations that create the right balance of the two.
How States Could Improve Online Options & Save Money
As full and part time online learning expands, "an emerging problem confronting state policymakers and education leaders is determining what states should pay for a specific course as part of an offering of supplemental courses."
Cross Pollinating Education Ideas in Milwaukee
At Schools That Can Milwaukee, we’ve assembled an unprecedented and growing cross-sector network of more than 185 talented leaders from 33 schools all over the city.
Smart Cities: Providence Picking Up The Pace
After successful pilot projects, the Highlander Institute has been pulled deeper into partnerships with Providence Schools to expand blended learning and competency based opportunities across the district.
Smart Cities: Milwaukee, Schools that Can
Education in Milwaukee is on the rise. Watch Kern, listen to Fuller, support Andrietsch, add a dose of innovation and things will get better fast.
The Urban School System of the Future
By: Andy Smarick. If we want to truly revitalize our cities, we have to dramatically improve K12 urban schooling. If we’re to dramatically improve K12 urban schooling, we have to end the traditional district’s tenure as the dominant, default delivery system of public education.
High Expectations at #NSVFSummit 2014
Today, at the New Schools Venture Fund Summit the group of more than 1,000 attendees were treated to an incredible keynote from Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.
Infographic: Competency-Based Teacher Prep & PD
This infographic, “Competency-Based Teacher Preparation & Professional Development,” outlines how the role of teachers is changing amid broader shifts to personalized, blended and deeper learning.