September 8, 2012 The State of Louisiana, under the leadership of CFC State Chief John White, is opening the doors on the new “Course Choice” program which was created in the massive education overhaul pushed by Gov. Bobby Jindal and passed by lawmakers earlier this year. The expanded course offerings will be available for the…
New Poll Shows Strong Support for Common Core
August 23, 2012 A recent poll conducted by Gallup PDK provided some interesting insights in how Americans see our education system. Some highlights: Strong Support for Common Core: 3 out of 4 Americans believe the common core standards will provide more consistency in the quality of education between school districts and states. Half of those…
23 Aug 2012
Gov. Bush and Digital Learning Highlighted in the New York Times
August 21, 2012 Thomas Friedman highlighted Governor Bush and his digital learning efforts in a recent New York Times opinion piece. Friedman feels that America desperately needs a stronger and more credible conservative voice. When it comes to education, Friedman finds Governor Bush to be the perfect man for the job. “Imagine if G.O.P. education…
21 Aug 2012
Digital Learning in The Wall Street Journal and Fox News
August 16, 2012 Fox News contributor Juan Williams highlighted digital learning in both a Wall Street Journal column and in a television special Fox News Reporting: Fixing Our Schools. In his column, Williams highlighted the Foundation for Excellence in Education’s board member Joel Klein: Some 600 miles north of Moorseville, New York City’s “School of…
16 Aug 2012
By the numbers: online schools
By Carrie Coppernoll NewsOK July 9, 2012 Virtual learning in the united states 55 The percentage of public school districts that had some students enrolled in virtual courses during the 2010-11 school year, the most recent year for which data is available. 250,000 The approximate number of students nationwide who took at least one online…
9 Jul 2012
Jeb Bush Shares Power of Digital Learning with Leaders in Seattle
Jeb Bush Shares Power of Digital Learning with Leaders in Seattle Seattle, WA – Today, Governor Jeb Bush and John Bailey, executive director of Digital Learning Now!, will meet with education and business leaders to discuss how Washington can harness the power of technology to transform education in the Evergreen State. Washington Innovation 2012 – hosted…
27 Jun 2012
Jeb Bush: It will take leadership to transition to digital age in education
By Jeb Bush redefinED June 15, 2012 With the creation of The Jetsons in the 1960s, Hanna-Barbera projected what 100 years into the future could look like. Set in 2062, The Jetsons lived in an automated, push-button world. Long distance conversations took place face to face through a television screen, groceries were ordered on-line and…
15 Jun 2012
Digital Learning Now! Names Executive Director
Tallahassee, FL – The Foundation for Excellence in Education is proud to announce John Bailey as Executive Director of Digital Learning Now!. “We are excited to welcome John to our team,” said Patricia Levesque, Executive Director of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. “John has demonstrated excellence in his field, and I am confident that…
6 Jun 2012