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Charter School Authorizing 2.0

Within the richness and diversity of the ed reform sector, the practice of charter school authorizing isn’t the trendiest. However, the multitude of charter school authorizers in Michigan is leading to a paradigm shift of authorizing in the mitten state.

13 hours ago by Guest Author

EdTech

Australian Study Points to Benefits of Games-Based Math

Dr. Kristy Goodwin of Macquarie University studied what she calls Digital Games Based Learning (DGBL) including the deployment of Mangahigh, a collection of middle grade math games.

13 hours ago by Tom Vander Ark

EdTech

Educator Resuscitation 101: A Prerequisite for Summer Learning

I need to admit something. I am dead. Dead-tired. Exhausted. Fatigued. Drained. Emotionally and physically spent. And no, I don't need a trusted colleague to play an armchair psychologist. My cheese is not off its cracker. Things aren't that bad.

14 hours ago by John Hardison

EdTech

Building STEM Skills by Learning Game Design

Alex Chisholm, Executive Director of the Learning Games Network describes the journey to the HP Catalyst Academy as grant recipients and designing the Game Design Tool Kit (GDTK).

14 hours ago by Guest Author

Leadership

In Support of the Common Core

Common Core State Standards are thoughtful expressions of college- and career-ready expectations in reading, writing and math.

yesterday by Tom Vander Ark

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Compass Learning

Compass Learning provides educational software that empowers educators to unlock the potential of every student by making learning personal. We serve nearly 8,000 schools and millions of students across the United States.

EdTech

Building a Digital Depository

Benjamin Riley explains exciting times for education entrepreneurship, technology and the policy ecosystem that surrounds them both.

yesterday by Guest Author

Leadership

NCLB: Under the Bus, But Not a Total Loss

Today AEI released a report, NCLB sanctions: Tests taken, lessons learned. The authors found that “School accountability systems in general, and NCLB in particular, had some beneficial systemic effect.” Some components of NCLB worked, some did not. Based on lessons learned the authors make recommendations for ac...

2 days ago by Tom Vander Ark