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In Support of the Common Core

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

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Building a Digital Depository

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

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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 ...

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Common Core: A Platform for Equity & Innovation

The Common Core is giant platform for innovation for American education. The Common Core and the digital learning revolution...

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Simple Tech Solutions for Creating Community on Campus

When students are involved in on-campus activities, they are more engaged in their courses. A few simple tech tools that you...

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EdTech 10: PD and Pilgrims

When you’re the parent of a 5 year old, you hear lots of jokes. Maybe you’ve heard this one - “If April Showers bring May Flowers, what do May Flowers bring?” That’s right - “Pilgrims!”

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EdTech 10: Tough, Not Impossible

This week we celebrated National Teacher Appreciation Week and National Teacher Day with educators across the country. It’s the time of year when we pause to reflect on importance of great teaching and acknowledge that teachers today are rising up to meet enormous challenges.

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Improving Teacher Conditions & Careers

As the nation celebrates National Teacher Appreciation Week, we couldn’t think of a better way to honor National Teacher Day than with a paper that highlights the positive impacts that blended learning is having on the teaching profession.

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DLN Paper Shows How Blended Learning Can Improve Teaching Profession

Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national campaign under ExcelinEd, today released the seventh white paper in the DLN Smart Series -- “Improving Conditions & Careers: How Blended Learning Can Improve the Teaching Profession.”

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EdTech 10: Springtime Trifecta

This week marked the end of the spring conference trifecta of SXSWedu, ASU/GSV Summit and NSVF Summit. We’re returning home for awhile with new scratches on our suitcases, new Clever t-shirts just in time for spring, and a renewed energy to continue the important work we are all doing to bring the best learning oppo...

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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.

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EdTech 10: Spirit of Youth

Shakespeare, who would’ve celebrated his 449th birthday this week, famously ...

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EdTech 10: Top 15 Announcements

The Getting Smart Team spent the week in Arizona connecting with familiar edtech friends and making new ones at the ASU/GSV Education Innovation Summit. We were excited by the growing interest in moving beyond point solutions to create more integrated and cohesive personalized experiences for students. There were also ...

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