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Duncan should encourage states to leave room for assessment innovation, push blended learning, and encourage public-private partnerships
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A Sherlock Holmes Approach to Reviewing HS Online
Many online learning programs for high school online courses hold themselves to a higher standard of quality than many traditional classrooms, writes Susan Patrick, President & CEO, iNACOL.
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A Real MBA
A real MBA in entrepreneurship would involve building a company. Imagine how much you would learn with money at stake.
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A Charter Grows in the Bronx
We visit Bronx Prep and discover you can do a lot with a great community.
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ACTE Creates Outline for "Career Ready"
The Association for Career and Technical Education released a paper today that delineates their ideas on what students need to be career ready.
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Postcards from 2015
Here’s a couple snapshots of high school a few years from now using currently available tools and a few in development. These pictures are student-centric; there are obviously a number of teachers and learning professional involved in the success of each of these students. Comments, suggestions, alternatives welcome.
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Skip a Year or Two of High School
Sports, socializing, and selective colleges are the primary reason for 4 years of high school. Most kids can and should spend less time in high school and more time in career programs or high education. Several reporters came to similar conclusions in the last few days. Walter Kirn, NYT Magazine, suggests…
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Online Com/Tech College Enrollments Grow
This story about increased online community college enrollment in Louisiana is interesting for a couple reasons: 1. Online Community and Technical College enrollment jumped 43%-a combination of more courses and worse economy. 2. Students and colleges saved money learning online. 3. Increased ability to take CC…
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Blended Rumi
Coleman Barks, a poet in his own right, is the primary translator of Rumi’s 11th century Persian wisdom. In an interview with Bill Moyers, Barks said that he thought about this poem in relation to teaching, “it doesn’t really matter what the teacher talks about…what we remember were a few…
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Post-inflection learning ecosystem for entrepreneurs
National Journal asked us to review a Springboard (Business Roundtable) report. My reaction was, “Where’s the entrepreneurship?” Springboard made some sound recommendations, but it reads like the predictable managed economy platform of big biz/labor. In contrast, yesterday Tom Friedman noted the Great Inflection and the ‘maker economy.’ …