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Smart Cities Need Great Schools, The Best Antidote to Poverty
Here are seven standout elements for creating environments, that are important when creating great schools, the best long term antidote to the cycle of poverty.
Improving Access and Equity in Blended and Online Learning
By: Dale Frost. Blended and online learning can leverage the talent of today’s best educators with technologies that extend their reach and can personalize instruction at any time or place. Here's five policy recommendations that states can adopt to increase access and equity.
The Many Ways Personalized Learning Plays out in Education
From Project based to blended and even GenDIY. There are many ways personalized learning plays out in education and there's been a shift in the way people are talking about innovation. Recognition of the potential of innovation to help close achievement gaps, boost access and better prepare students for college and career is growing.
3 Tips to Support Project-based Learning for Low-Income Students
A project-based learning classroom is a special place by design, and close attention to equity is one of the ways a teacher can add even more value than simply the learning experience.
Smart List: 50 Advocacy Orgs Making a Difference
They’re back! The annual Getting Smart Lists acknowledge people and organizations making a difference. Today we are recognizing 50 great policy and advocacy organizations. These groups put students first, illuminate the path, and lead the conversation.
Online Guided Learning Activities and Personalization Could be the key to Supporting Opportunity Youth
By: Vikas Joshi & Ana M. Penaranda. Opportunity Youth need to be engaged in a captivated approach, in a style that makes it accessible and relevant for them to participate and comprehend. One way to achieve this is through the use of online Guided Learning Activities and personalized learning strategies.
Education as a Public Good
The emerging vision for learning as a service is requiring more learner and parent decisions than ever. So, with all of the individual choices, how do we protect and advance the public good? The answer to this important question has eight implications for state and local policymakers.
Stevenson Elementary Staff & Students Shine in Literacy Design Collaborative Showcase
By: Jeannie Sharkey. To close out the school year, Literacy Design Collaborative shares details on the success at R. L. Stevenson Elementary in Merritt Island, FL.
Good Schools for the World’s Poorest Neighborhoods
Have you ever thought about bringing great education to the world’s poorest neighborhoods? Now may be time. Low cost schools like Bridge International Academies are expanding access to affordable quality.
Finishing the School Year Strong: They Deserve Your Best
By: Trevor Greene. There's no “next time” in the education of our students, that's why we must take advantage of every opportunity and create experiences for students to extend their learning through the end of the year.