To whet your appetite for the next iteration of the Blended Learning Implementation guide, we created another infographic that organizes the implementation process – “Blended Learning From the Ground Up.”
Digital Learning Leaders Commend President Obama for His Call to Reform the E-rate Program
WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take the necessary steps to modernize the E-Rate program to connect America’s schools and libraries to next-generation broadband and high-speed wireless in the next five years. He also called for the reallocation of existing Title II funds to train teachers on the…
6 Jun 2013
DLN State Report 5.16 and 5.23
Georgia Georgia Governor Nathan Deal released an executive order on May 15 re-affirming state sovereignty in regards to education. The order affirms that Georgia will maintain its sovereignty in deciding educational standards, including decisions on curriculum and instruction. In addition, all standards in Georgia will be up for public review and comment for sixty days…
24 May 2013
DLN! Releases White Paper on How Blended Learning Can Improve the Teaching Profession
In honor of National Teacher Day, Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national campaign under the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released the seventh DLN Smart Series interactive paper.
7 May 2013
DLN State Report 4.19.13
Alabama Bill: SB 430 Status: 04/11/2013 – Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Relevant Elements: 2 Alabama SB 430, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, was read for the first time and referred to the Senate Education Committee on April 11. It would: Allow the state…
19 Apr 2013
Next in DLN Smart Series: Funding Students, Options, and Achievement
WASHINGTON – Today, Digital Learning Now! (DLN) released the sixth DLN Smart Series interactive paper with co-authors from Getting Smart. “Funding Students, Options, and Achievement” recognizes the economic realities of “the new normal” faced by states and districts in funding learning and proposes ways to redesign current school finance systems to center on students rather…
16 Apr 2013
DLN State Report 4.12.13
California Bill: AB 342 Status: 04/17/2013 – In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author Relevant Elements: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 California AB 342, sponsored by Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Bob Blumenfield, D-Van Nuys, was amended by the Assembly Education Committee, read a second time on April 2 and re-referred…
12 Apr 2013
Digital Learning in Texas
Yesterday, Texas Senate Bill 1298 was voted out of the Senate Committee on Education and will move to the full Senate for consideration. If implemented, the policies this bill creates would be a huge step forward in advancing course choice and the customization of public education for Texas students.
10 Apr 2013