Great classrooms leverage technology to amplify great teachers and support each step of a student’s academic growth. Digital and blended learning offers the hope that, through technology, every student can receive the best instruction built off of the worlds best resources. This is an age of discovery and invention in education, and today, digital learning continues to…
Education Coalition Pushes E-Rate Reform
Critical to realizing the promise of digital learning is the need for true connectivity. If all students are to tap into the world’s knowledge, leveraging high quality resources as they explore, grow in skills and truly personalize learning, then ensuring that all students have access to high quality broadband is vital. This push for connectivity…
8 Nov 2013
Guest Post: Ohio’s Straight A Fund
GUEST POST: In Ohio’s Straight A Fund Competition, Digital Learning Moves to the Head of the Class By Michael Harlow Note: State activity around digital learning continues to move at a rapid pace. One of the more exciting ideas is Ohio’s Straight A Innovation Fund. We’ve asked a voice on the ground in Ohio to…
6 Nov 2013
In Plain English: CA SB 185
Summary SB 185 (Open States or California Legislature) expands access to digital instruction material for schools, allowing districts to negotiate the price of instructional material, forces publishers to offer “unbundled content” for purchase and authorizes school districts to create a district-wide online digital database for classroom use. The bill takes effect January 1, 2014. Legislative…
31 Oct 2013
Connecting Schools to True Success
There are no silver bullets in education reform. No one solution will help lift schools in America out of the 20th Century, harness the power of technology, erase the achievement gap and ensure that a quality education can be attained by every single child. Like in so many parts of life and politics, meaningful change…
24 Oct 2013
Digital Learning Leaders Collaborate at National Education Summit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2013 . Contact: Press Office 850-391-4090 PressShop@ExcelinEd.org BOSTON–The Foundation for Excellence in Education today hosted two panels on digital learning at its National Summit on Education Reform, bringing together state and education leaders to discuss how technology can help equip students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in this…
17 Oct 2013
Leaders in Digital Learning Collaborate at Roundtable Prior to ExcelinEd’s National Summit
Boston, MA – Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), and Getting Smart today brought together education and technology experts, business leaders and senior policymakers to discuss the advancement of digital learning to better support students and teachers. There is growing momentum among private and public sector…
16 Oct 2013
New Digital Learning Now! Ebook Released
Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national initiative under the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), in association with Getting Smart, has published a new ebook, “Navigating the Digital Shift: Implementation Strategies for Blended and Online Learning.”
10 Oct 2013