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Racing to the Top in Delaware

The Rodel Foundation hosted the fifth Vision 2015 Conference. The First State scored first in the Race to the Top (RTTT) grant competition largely because of the vision, organizing, and grantmaking of the Rodel Foundation and its Executive Director Paul Herdman.

6 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

Learning

Georgia Fights to Keep Public School Options Open For Parents & Students

Parents and students across the country need to know what is at stake in Georgia this Election Day. As a parent, a leadership member of a national organization representing thousands of families who support access to public school options, and a proud Georgia resident, the outcome of the vote on charter school Amendmen...

7 months ago by Guest Author

Learning

Learn from All Successful Schools, Not Just Charters

Few would argue with the notion that public education in America needs to improve to ensure that our country remains prosperous in the coming years. And we should look wherever we can for ideas on how we can increase student achievement for each child in the nation.

7 months ago by Guest Author

Learning

The Hybrid Classroom: How Online Learning Can Cut Costs By 57%

Last week we discussed Ithaka S+R‘s “Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence from Randomized Trials” – an experiment that shows online lectures can be just as effective as in-person teaching for basic subjects. Though educators have been researching digital classes for years, this study is ...

7 months ago by Guest Author

Learning

A New Approach to Developing Educational Leaders

Anyone thinking about building the pipeline of educational system heads has a new opportunity set. The explosion of anywhere/anytime learning resources suggests it's time to rethink the institutional time-bound cohort model of leadership development (as discussed in the " Learning Design Opportunity of our Time ").

7 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

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Foundation for Excellence in Education

The Foundation for Excellence in Education is igniting a movement of reform, state by state, to transform education for the 21st century economy. Excellence in Action, the organization’s flagship initiative, is working with lawmakers and policymakers to advance education reform across America. Learn more at www.Exce...

EdTech

36 of Our Favorite #Education Hashtags

Terry Heick at TeachThought recently published "The 20 Top #Hashtags in Education." We liked it so much that we decided to compile our own list of favorites.

7 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

Leadership

Bridging the Gap of Gender Equality in Education

When it comes to gender equality in education, countries across the world are making significant advances. According to the UNESCO World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education, over two-thirds of all countries in the world have achieved balanced ratios of girls and boys enrolled in primary schools. However, the ratio be...

7 months ago by Guest Author