By: Patricia Levesque, CEO, Foundation for Excellence in Education Today, the Foundation for Excellence in Education released the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card, an annual report that grades each state’s 2014 digital education policies. If you’re left wondering how these policies affect you, just consider what is happening in your hometown right now. In the…
DLN Report Card Preview: Student Achievement Backpacks in Utah
Utah’s Data Backpacks will give parents and educators a comprehensive view of each student’s progress and achievement so they can work with the student to create a personalized learning plan. Through these portable records, teachers and parents will be able to track student progress – not just in one class, but in every course on a student’s personalized plan. For example, a student taking an online course will be able to share her progress with teachers in her brick-and-mortar school.
23 Apr 2015
SXSW Update: Student Data Privacy
Last week, thousands of innovative teachers, ed tech companies, district leaders and stakeholders flocked to the annual SXSWedu conference in Austin, Texas. Today we’re sharing the first of a three-part series on our top takeaways from the event.
18 Mar 2015
DLN Report Card Preview: Accelerating Students in Florida
This means Florida schools no longer have to rely on seat time to award academic credits. Advanced students who master the material quickly can move on to another course, cutting down on boredom. Struggling students can take more time so they are not left behind. Learning is the constant and seat time is the variable.
13 Mar 2015
Top K-12 Digital Policy Issues to Watch in 2015
Center for Digital Education By: Tanya Roscorla January 6, 2015 A number of policy issues will affect how K-12 administrators use technology in schools this year. Whether administrators want to personalize learning or track student progress, education policies and practices will cause conflicts that must be dealt with in 2015 and beyond. Let’s take a look…
7 Jan 2015
Everything I needed to know about student data, I learned in kindergarten
By: Andrew Kossack Everything I needed to know about student data, I learned in kindergarten. My son’s kindergarten class, specifically. Recently, my wife and I experienced our first parent-teacher conference as a mom and dad. Our son’s school encourages its students to lead parent-teacher conferences, so our little five-year-old served as the official host for the…
11 Dec 2014
Join Us at the 2014 National Summit on Education Reform
Dear Friends, Today, registration opens for the Foundation for Excellence in Education’s seventh annual National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, D.C., November 20 – 21, 2014. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. The site of our summit, the Marriott Wardman Park, hosted Thurgood Marshall the evening before he appeared before the U.S….
6 Oct 2014
2014 National Summit on Education Reform – Don’t Miss This Opportunity
Dear Friends, Mark your calendars to join Governor Jeb Bush and ExcelinEd on November 20-21 for our 7th annual National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, D.C.! While I say it every year, I have no doubt this will be our best summit yet. Governor Bush will open the summit with a breakfast keynote on…
1 Oct 2014