“Digital learning has the potential to leverage technology to transform our educational system by providing students, parents, and educators more flexibility over the time, place, path, and pace of learning. In other words, it individualizes each student’s educational experience and shifts the teacher’s role from being the source of information to being a guide alongside…
New FCC Chairman Praises Digital Learning in New Speech & E-Book
Policy either restricts or encourages innovation and growth. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to have leadership in government which recognizes the changing nature of our education system and understands that old models of support and regulation are not sufficient for the new normal in schools. This week, in a new e-book and his…
5 Dec 2013
Connecting Schools to True Success
There are no silver bullets in education reform. No one solution will help lift schools in America out of the 20th Century, harness the power of technology, erase the achievement gap and ensure that a quality education can be attained by every single child. Like in so many parts of life and politics, meaningful change…
24 Oct 2013
Leaders in Digital Learning Collaborate at Roundtable Prior to ExcelinEd’s National Summit
Boston, MA – Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), and Getting Smart today brought together education and technology experts, business leaders and senior policymakers to discuss the advancement of digital learning to better support students and teachers. There is growing momentum among private and public sector…
16 Oct 2013
Funding Learning for the Future
By Nathan Martin September 11, 2013 Sensible and targeted funding fuels long-lasting growth and a modernized E-rate can help fund true growth for promising education models. Even before the FCC issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update and modernize the E-rate program, DLN called for these changes. When President Obama announced his ConnectED initiative,…
11 Sep 2013
In Plain English: TX HB 1926
Companion Bill: SB 1298 by Senator Hegar Summary HB 1926 (Open States or Texas Legislature) enacts an online course access program for Texas, heavily utilizing the state virtual school network, which will act as a marketplace for high-quality online courses that have gone through an approval process. It expands student eligibility from only high school…
27 Aug 2013
DLN State Report 7.26.13
Top Highlights The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), launching a review and modernization of the E-rate program with comments due September 16 and Reply Comments due October 16th. The NPRM asks a total of 616 questions and seeks comment on more than 350 ideas. The FCC has also…
26 Jul 2013
Economist: Technology in America’s Schools
By Nathan Martin July 11, 2013 The push for digital learning is rooted in the belief that the needs of students should be put first. Politics, long-seated educational practices and misinformation can obscure this basic principle, but at the heart of current excitement is the belief that, when used properly, education technology empowers students and…
11 Jul 2013