By John Bailey April 2, 2013 With the news that the Administration will release their 2014 budget proposal on April 10, we wanted to borrow an idea from our friends at the New America Foundation and post Ten Digital Learning Questions About the Budget: 1. ESEA authorizes up to $1 billion to support state and…
New Digital Learning Report Highlights State Progress and the Need to Modernize K-12
Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released the 2012 Digital Learning Report Card, which measures each of the nation’s 50 states against the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning.
21 Mar 2013
DLN State Report 3.15.2013
Arkansas Bill: HB 1785 Status: 03/07/2013 – House — Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE Relevant Elements: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10 Arkansas HB 1785, sponsored by Rep. Dan Douglas, R-Bentonville, was introduced on March 7 and referred to the House…
16 Mar 2013
Digital Learning Now! State Report: Utah SB 79
Utah Bill: SB 79 Status: 02/28/2013 – Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar Relevant Elements: 4 Sponsored by Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, passed the Senate Education Committee on February 27. It would create a student-centered learning pilot program to incentivize schools and school districts to develop and adopt outcomes-based innovations such as data-driven instruction, competency-based…
7 Mar 2013
Digital Learning Now! State Report: Florida HB 7029
Florida Bill: HB 7029 Status: 02/22/2013 – House Filed Relevant Elements: 2, 7, 8 Sponsored by Rep. Jose Diaz, R-Miami, was prefiled February 22. This bill would: Develop an online catalog of available digital learning courses that has a description of the course, passage and completion rates, and a way for teachers and students users to…
5 Mar 2013
Raising the Bar: How Education Innovation Can Improve Student Achievement
Yesterday I had the privilege of testifying before the U.S House Education and Workforce’s Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. It provided an opportunity to discuss innovation in education including the regulatory barriers holding back new models such as online learning, blended learning, and competency-based learning. The other witnesses were outstanding: Jim Shelton,…
15 Feb 2013
Infographic: How to Implement Blended Learning
Today, Digital Learning Now! released the “Blended Learning Implementation Guide” in honor of Digital Learning Day. Below is the infographic that accompanies the guide.
6 Feb 2013
Digital Learning Now! Releases Blended Learning Implementation Guide for Schools and Districts
Just in time for Digital Learning Day, Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released the fifth DLN Smart Series interactive paper with co-authors from Getting Smart and the Learning Accelerator.
6 Feb 2013