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1.5 million reasons to get a grip on digital learning: Q+A with ISTE’s Don Knezek

Susan Sawyers is a multimedia journalists and social media strategist. Sawyers conducted a Q & A with Donald G. Knezek CEO of ISTE, who is preparing for their annual conference in Philadelphia next week.

one year ago by Guest Author

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Ensuring the Bottom Line is Higher Achievement

The bottom line is that we need to expose to students to a level of math and science that allows them to make an informed decision about the future of their own schooling.

2 years ago by Guest Author

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Renee Lord: Adequate Funding Needed for Cyber Schools

“After today’s virtual education committee study group meeting, we are hopeful that the Commission is heading toward an appropriate funding level for Georgia’s cyber charter students. This meeting was a breath of fresh air; a very encouraging, open and positive dialogue with Charter Schools Commission and State B...

2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff

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From Drop Out to Push Out in Online Learning

We have the opportunity to avoid the replication of a broken system where the culture of “read and do” exist. We must take ownership of the walls that exist for students and seek to find ways to climb.

2 years ago by Andrew Miller

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The JFYNet Theory of Transformative Change

Gary Kaplan, CEO of JFYNet, says his org has provided math and science instruction to more than 30,000 students in middle and high schools throughout Massachusetts. Working in high-need districts with the most challenging students, he says they have achieved measurable performance gains year after year, within all subg...

2 years ago by Gary Kaplan

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K12 Inc. is leading the transformation to individualized learning as the nation's foremost provider of technology-powered online solutions for students in pre-kindergarten through high school.

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Six Edtech Predictions for K12

Alex Hernandez is a partner at Charter School Growth Fund, a venture philanthropy that provides growth capital for high-performing charter school networks. He claims massive declines in state and local education funding will lead to a tsunami of blended learning programs, where students learn online in brick-and-morta...

2 years ago by Guest Author

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CCSSO Helms EdSteps Project for Promoting Learning

A project led by Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, EdSteps is being developed in partnership with state departments of education, school districts, institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, businesses, and individual participants from acr...

2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff