Last week, ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative released the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card. Each week, we are sharing a state story from the Report Card on the EdFly Blog. These posts highlight progress and share success stories from individual states across the nation. Stories are based on interviews with policymakers and stakeholders and are…
Why Our 19th Century Education System Belongs in the Museum
Some have argued that we should address widespread academic failure by making the school day longer or the school year longer. Others have suggested breaking up one long summer vacation into shorter breaks during the year. All this does is tinker with an anachronism. Students of varying abilities still will sit in a classroom for a pre-determined period to learn the same amount of material. This is equivalent to putting 1,000 high school students on the starting line and expecting them to finish a mile run in the same time.
5 May 2015
DLN Report Card: Advancing Course Access in Michigan
In 2013, Governor Snyder and the Michigan Legislature took action to increase student access to quality digital learning opportunities. They did this by establishing Section 21f of the State School Aid Act (originally MI HB 4228). This law focuses on both course eligibility and access, providing guidance for families and districts regarding online learning options.
30 Apr 2015
Our actions today will decide history
By: Patricia Levesque, CEO, Foundation for Excellence in Education Today, the Foundation for Excellence in Education released the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card, an annual report that grades each state’s 2014 digital education policies. If you’re left wondering how these policies affect you, just consider what is happening in your hometown right now. In the…
28 Apr 2015
DLN Report Card Preview: Student Achievement Backpacks in Utah
Utah’s Data Backpacks will give parents and educators a comprehensive view of each student’s progress and achievement so they can work with the student to create a personalized learning plan. Through these portable records, teachers and parents will be able to track student progress – not just in one class, but in every course on a student’s personalized plan. For example, a student taking an online course will be able to share her progress with teachers in her brick-and-mortar school.
23 Apr 2015
DLN Report Card Preview: Creating Innovation Zones in West Virginia
By Erin Lockett Today, we’re continuing our weekly series of state stories from the upcoming 2014 Digital Learning Report Card. These posts are highlighting progress and sharing success stories from individual states across the nation. Stories are based on interviews with policymakers and stakeholders and are published in collaboration between Digital Learning Now and Getting…
16 Apr 2015
DLN Report Card Preview: Providing Options for Arizona Students
In theory, when students successfully complete a class, they would leave having mastered the course material. While that seems like a common-sense goal for a class, it’s anything but common.
9 Apr 2015
DLN Report Card Preview: Seeding Innovation in Ohio
The Digital Learning Report Card examines each state’s progress in implementing policies that give students access to quality digital learning. These advances promise to revolutionize the current K-12 education model by giving students access to far more courses and allowing them to learn in their own way and at their own pace. This annual report…
2 Apr 2015