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What’s the Point of More Charters?

An elementary school principal asked Charter Schools? Why, Exactly? Following are five answers to his question.

one month ago by Tom Vander Ark

Leadership

The Good News from Punjab & 10 Lessons for Leaders

A British think tank released a report written by Sir Michael Barber about progress in Pakistan subtitled "How a revolutionary new approach to education reform in Punjab shows the way forward for Pakistan and development aid everywhere." The report includes 10 widely applicable lessons for leaders.

one month ago by Tom Vander Ark

Leadership

Smart Cities: Columbus

Two promising developments stood out on two trips to Columbus last month. The first is the four term Mayor’s Education Commission focused on revitalizing Columbus City Schools. The second is first ring suburban districts charting the path forward.

2 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

Learning

Smart Cities: Twin Cities is no Wobegon but on the Rise

A Literacy Specialist in the Eden Prairie School District said, “I am thinking about the thousands of iPads being handed out to kids right now in districts around the Twin Cities and I’m curious to see what we will be able to do with them and to what degree we will be able to differentiate for our students.”

3 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

Leadership

Weekly Ed News Round Up

This week finds your intrepid writer at an undisclosed location listening to the soothing tones of seven year olders shooting Nerf guns, discussing the relative merits of the digging tools in Minecraft and spraying Pirate's Booty crumbs hither and yon. It's mid-winter break in our school district. These poor creatures ...

3 months ago by Chris Korsmo

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MIND Research Institute

The nonprofit MIND Research Institute is dedicated to solving math education in America through its cutting-edge approach to teaching and learning math. Its uniquely visually-based ST Math instructional software program is helping children across the country dramatically improve their math proficiency and become life-l...

Learning

It’s Time to Separate Facilities From Operations

The way we build, manage and maintain public school buildings is inefficient and exacerbates some of the biggest challenge in public education. With the recent growth of the public charter school sector, the rise of tech-infused learning models, and the migration of student populations across options and geographies, i...

3 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

Learning

What an Educator Learned From Home Schooling Parents

When I started my blog about the new research on parenting and education, one of the first topics that I wrote about was home schooling. I came across new findings about the explosion in parents opting out of both private and public education, the ways that parents are using new technology and virtual learning to teac...

3 months ago by Guest Author