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
Federal Funds for School Technology
By John Bailey
March 16, 2013
There is an emerging gap between the technology infrastructure in schools and what is needed to support next generation models of learning and also meet the requirements of the upcoming PARCC/SBAC tests. A recent survey revealed that more than 58% of Missouri school districts do not have the technology needed to administer the new assessments.
18 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
Illinois Bill: HB 3307 Status: 02/26/2013 – House Referred to Rules Committee Relevant Elements: 1, 2, 5, 6 Sponsored by Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, was introduced on February 26 and referred to the Rules Committee. This bill would create the K-12 state virtual school and begin offering courses in the summer 2014 term. It would:…
12 Mar 2013
Maine’s Multi-State Learning Technology Initiative
Maine’s pioneering work in leading a multi-state procurement for devices just announced conditional contract awards to: Bidder Student Device Teacher Device Tier 1 Annual Per Seat Price Tier 2 Annual Per Seat Price Tier 3 Annual Per Seat Price Network Annual Per Seat Price Apple, Inc. (Primary Proposal) of…
21 Feb 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
Jeb Bush: Students should have the choice of digital schools
By Jeb Bush, Special to CNN CNN School’s of Thought January 31, 2013 Editor’s note: Jeb Bush was governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007 and is chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. The Las Vegas teenager suffers from two different illnesses – one an excruciating immunodeficiency, the other a rare brain condition…
31 Jan 2013