EdPolicy
Digital Learning Now
Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise released Digital Learning Now, a roadmap for the future of US education.
Source Video for Excellence in Action Forum
Here are three archive links to C-Span footage of the Excellence in Action forum in Washington, DC November 30-December 1, 2010.
Pearson Foundation Report Shows Retention Success
The Pearson Foundation teams up with former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary for Education Arne Duncan to reveal "Building a Grad Nation," a study that takes account of successes in retention and preventing dropouts in our nation's schools.
State of Black Connecticut Alliance Hosts Ceremony
The event will be held at the Hilton Stamford Hotel, One First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT, from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm on December 16. Tickets are $125.00. There will be a VIP Public Policy Strategy Building Session 5:00pm - 6:30pm. It features Congressman Chaka Fattah as keynote speaker, and appearances by Michelle Rhee, RiShawn Biddle, and the CT Commission on Educational Achievement.
Chiefs for Change
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.
Jeb Bush Pushes for Excellence in Education
Jeb Bush kicked off the ExcelinEd.org conference by suggesting we're near a tipping point for an education system that puts kids first
Americans Falling Behind in Math
A Hanushek study shows that even top US students fall behind international counterparts in math
Does Heroic Leadership Work?
Heroic leadership isn't sustainable, but getting to a high functioning decentralized system takes a hurricane or a hero.
Credit Recovery Goes Mainstream
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.
Best of Fall
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.