September 17, 2012 The Center for Education Reform has launched the Parent Power Index (PPI) to provide parents with information on ease of access in states to exercise choices. The goal of the PPI is to measure parent’s ability to exercise educational choice in their state as well as to have a voice in their…
Digital Learning News Updates
September 17, 2012 China is ahead of the U.S. and Germany in Use of Technology and Learning. According to a new opinion poll commissioned by Dell, the U.S. is falling behind China when it comes to technology use in the classroom. The study surveyed nearly 1,600 students, teachers and parents in China, Germany and the…
17 Sep 2012
A Waste or A Threat to the Status Quo?
By: John Bailey September 17, 2012 Technology has led to an unprecedented around-the-clock access to information and technology at our fingertips. The digital age unfolding before us daily has changed the way we live and work, and has touched every industry from banking to healthcare to entertainment. In each instance, these digitally-enabled revolutions are empowering…
17 Sep 2012
Portland “Special Report” on Digital Learning Receives Alarming Backlash
September 16, 2012 On September 2, Colin Woodard, a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald, published this “special report” on Digital Learning. He asserted in his tagline, “Documents expose the flow of money and influence from corporations that stand to profit from state leaders’ efforts to expand and deregulate digital education.” These documents seem…
16 Sep 2012
NAEP 2011 Computer-Based Writing Assessment Results Released
The results of the 2011 Computer-Based Writing Assessment conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released today. In this new national writing assessment sample, 24,100 eighth-graders and 28,100 twelfth-graders engaged with writing tasks and composed their responses on computer. The assessment measured students’ ability to write on the computer for specific purpose…
14 Sep 2012
Digital Learning News Updates
September 14, 2012 Dell Foundation Case Studies Examine Blended Learning. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation released its first case study on blended learning in five charter management organizations across the US. The first case study examined a “station rotation” method of blended learning at KIPP LA charter school and found the school had significant…
14 Sep 2012
Digital Learning News Updates
September 11, 2012 Survey: Teachers, Parents Want More Ed. Tech. A Leading Education by Advancing Digital Commission survey suggests that 82% of teachers and 71% of parents think that more technology would be helpful for learning. The LEAD Commission’s goal was to determine the amount of support for edtech among teachers and parents. Joel Klein:…
11 Sep 2012
5th Annual Excellence in Action National Summit on Education Reform
September 11, 2012 The Foundation for Excellence in Education is hosting its 5th annual Excellence in Action National Summit on Education Reform. Governor Jeb Bush, chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, will be hosting the two-day event. This forum aims to bring the most influential policy makers together to figure out what works,…
11 Sep 2012