TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Digital Learning Now (DLN), an initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card. The Digital Learning Report Card measures state policies on digital learning based on their alignment to the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning. New in 2014, the report card examines…
RELEASE: Texas Improves Access to High-Quality Digital Learning
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Digital Learning Now (DLN), an initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card. The Digital Learning Report Card measures state policies on digital learning based on their alignment to the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning. New in 2014, the report card examines…
28 Apr 2015
Help Us Reimagine School Report Cards
ExcelinEd’s My School Information Design Challenge is a chance for talented individuals to help transform the American education landscape and help improve education for millions of students! Up to $35,000 will be awarded to designers who employ the latest advancements in design and data visualization to improve today’s federally required state-issued school report cards. Winners…
3 Oct 2014
Course Access Research Highlights Expanding Learning Options for Underserved Students
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), through its Digital Learning Now initiative, today released research in collaboration with EducationCounsel highlighting Course Access as the next step in delivering advanced and personalized education to students. “Leading in an Era of Change, Making the Most of State Course Access Opportunities” profiles states that…
16 Jul 2014
ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now Offers Additional Resources and Usability Through Newly Designed Website
WASHINGTON – Digital Learning Now, a national initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today announced the launch of a redesigned website for education leaders working to improve K-12 education through high-quality digital learning. With added functionality and usability, the newly designed DigitalLearningNow.com highlights the great work taking place in states throughout the country,…
28 May 2014
2013 Digital Learning Report Card Signals Progress in High-Quality Digital Learning Options
WASHINGTON – Digital Learning Now!, a national initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released its 2013 Digital Learning Report Card. The Report Card measures and grades K-12 education policies in each of the nation’s 50 states against the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning. “It’s encouraging to see the number…
13 Mar 2014
Education Coalition Commends FCC for Much-Needed Reforms to E-Rate Program
WASHINGTON – Today, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler announced the agency will double its investment – with an additional $2 billion over the next two years – in support of broadband networks in our nation’s schools and libraries. The FCC will also streamline the application process, increase transparency, provide more assistance to schools…
5 Feb 2014
Digital Learning Now! Releases Smart Series Guide to EdTech Procurement
Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released the 10th white paper in the DLN Smart Series in association with Getting Smart. Titled “Smart Series Guide to EdTech Procurement,” the paper features the expertise of John Bailey, executive director of Digital Learning Now!, Carri Schneider, director of policy and research at Getting Smart, and Tom Vander Ark, CEO at Getting Smart, as well as that of contributing authors Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates, and Daniel Owens, partner at the Learning Accelerator.
15 Jan 2014