History

Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise convened the Digital Learning Council in August 2010 to develop the roadmap to integrate current and future technological innovations into public education. The Digital Learning Council brought together some of the brightest and most respected minds in the United States, all focused on working together to shape the principles and policies of digital learning. This diverse group of leaders hailed from education, government, philanthropy, business, technology and think tanks to develop policy actions for local, state and federal lawmakers and policymakers to advance digital learning.

Over the course of five months, the Digital Learning Council met by virtual interaction more than 40 times and covered a wide range of topics, including: student eligibility for digital learning, access to high-quality digital content and instruction, customization and personalization of education such as blended learning, funding models, assessments and accountability.

As a result of the Council’s efforts, the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning, along with suggested actions for lawmakers, was released on December 1, 2010 at the National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, D.C.

Leadership Team

  • Jeb Bush, Co-Chair
  • Bob Wise, Co-Chair
  • Kevin Chavous, Black Alliance for Educational Options
  • Joel Klein, former Chancellor NYC Public Schools
  • Patricia Levesque, Foundation for Excellence in Education
  • Douglas Levin, State Educational Technology Directors Association
  • Dane Linn, National Governors Association
  • Gregory McGinity, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
  • Gisele Huff, The Jaquelin Hume Foundation
  • Susan Patrick, iNACOL
  • Gerard Robinson, then-Secretary of Education, Virginia

Members and Advisors of the Digital Learning Council:

  • Curt Allen, Agilix Labs, Inc
  • Jeanne Allen, Center for Education Reform
  • David Armstrong, Broward College
  • Sally Bachofer, New York State Education Department
  • Robyn Bagley, Open High School of Utah
  • John Bailey, Dutko Worldwide
  • Bruno Behrend, The Heartland Institute
  • Linda Burch, Common Sense Media
  • Greg Butler, Microsoft
  • David Byer, Apple
  • Idit Harel Caperton, World Wide Workshop
  • Jaime Casap, Google
  • Karen Cator, US Department of Education*
  • Shafeen Charania, 21k12
  • Teresa C. Chasteen, Worldwide Interactive Network
  • Milton Chen, George Lucas Educational Foundation & Edutopia
  • Barbara Chow, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Susan Colby, Stupski Foundation
  • Representative Bill Coley, Ohio State House
  • Andrew Coulson, Center for Educational Freedom
  • Senator Rich Crandall, Arizona Senate
  • Diana Daggett, Intel
  • John Danner, Rocketship
  • Randy DeHoff, Colorado State Board of Education
  • Steve Dowling, Pearson Education
  • Barbara Dreyer, Connections Academy
  • Rose Fernandez, National Coalition for Public School Options
  • Mike Feuling, Internet Academy
  • Senator Anitere Flores, Florida Senate
  • Thomas Greaves, The Greaves Group, LLC
  • David Greenberg, Denver School of Science and Technology
  • Russell D. Greiff, Grockit, Inc.
  • Aimee Rogstad Guidera, Data Quality Campaign
  • Kevin Hall, Charter Growth Fund
  • Leah Hamilton, Carnegie Corporation
  • Jonathan Harber, Schoolnet
  • Nelson Heller, EdNet/Heller Report
  • Rick Hess, American Enterprise Institute
  • Collin Hitt, Illinois Policy Institute
  • Michael Horn, Innosight Institute
  • Kathy Hurley, Pearson Foundation
  • Senator Michael Johnston, Colorado State Senate
  • Dr. Chip Kimball, Lake Washington School District
  • Bill Lager, IQity
  • Kurt Landgraf, ETS
  • Bette Manchester, Maine International Center for Digital Learning
  • Margery Mayer, Scholastic
  • Deborah McGriff, New Schools Venture Fund
  • Doug Mesecar, Sylvan Learning
  • Michael Moe, Next Advisors
  • Bob Moore, Dell
  • Lt. Governor Barbara O’Brien, Colorado
  • Fiona O’Carroll, Houghton Mifflin
  • Ron Packard, K12 Inc.
  • Trevor Packer, College Board
  • Sol Pelavin, American Institutes for Research
  • Michael J. Petrilli, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
  • Deborah Quazzo, Next Advisors
  • Rae Raffin, SMART Technologies
  • Greg Richmond, National Association of Charter School Authorizers
  • Senator Chip Rogers, Georgia State Senate
  • Senator Gloria Romero, California State Senate
  • Joel Rose, School of One
  • Andy Rotherham, Bellwether
  • Marguerite Roza, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Ron Scheberle, American Legislative Exchange Council
  • John Schilling, American Federation for Children
  • Cyndie Schmeiser, ACT
  • Mark Schneiderman, Software & Information Industry Association
  • Bryan Setser, NC Virtual Public School
  • Kathleen Shanahan, WRSCompass
  • James H. Shelton, III, US Department of Education*
  • Representative Jabar Shumate, Oklahoma State House
  • Greg Smith, Archipelago Learning
  • Michael J. Stanton, Blackboard Inc.
  • Ana Thompson, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
  • Thomas Toch, Independent Education
  • Cheryl Vedoe, Apex Learning
  • Jeffrey S. Wahl, Edison Learning
  • John Watson, Evergreen Education Group
  • John White, New York City Department of Education
  • Tae Yoo, Cisco Systems
  • Julie Young, Florida Virtual School

*denotes special liaison