By: Neil Campbell As someone who is lucky to have friends all over the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast – every week from early August through early September involves a new round of pictures on my Facebook feed with captions to the effect of, “I can’t believe (…) is already in (…) grade!” These pictures are…
Archives for August 2014
Course Access Roundup: The Fordham Institute
In July, ExcelinEd published Leading in an Era of Change in collaboration with EducationCounsel. The whitepaper discusses the challenges facing Course Access programs, and offers recommendations to help states identify, assess, and monitor clear indicators of program effectiveness. The Fordham Institute has also been engaged in the encouraging Course Access, and published Expanding the Education Universe:…
27 Aug 2014
21st Century Classroom Innovation Act
By: Neil Campbell We were excited to see that U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers from Washington introduced a bill just before Congress’ August recess, H.R. 5303, to promote high-quality blended learning schools across the country. Successful blended learning schools are created when teachers and school leaders design and implement new instructional models to personalize learning for…
14 Aug 2014