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:…
Digital Learning Now! State Report: Wisconsin AB 40
Wisconsin Bill: AB 40 Status: 02/20/2013 – Asm. Read first time and referred to Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems Relevant Elements: 2, 6, 7, 8 Introduced by and referred to the Joint Finance Committee at the request of Republican Gov. Scott Walker on February 20. The bill is the executive budget act of the…
8 Mar 2013
Digital Learning Now! State Report: Washington HB 1423
Washington Bill: HB 1423 Status: 03/01/2013 – Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. Relevant Elements: 7 Passed the House Education Committee on February 22 as a substitute. It would provide a single, consistent set of laws, rules, and procedures for schools and school districts seeking to offer online learning for students….
7 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
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
Parents for Choice in Education and Digital Learning Now! Host First-Ever Utah Digital Learning Summit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2012 CONTACT: Judi Clark, Parents for Choice in Education (801) 710-2345, judi@choiceineducation.org Jaryn Emhof, Digital Learning Now! (850) 391-4090, jaryn@excelined.org Parents for Choice in Education and Digital Learning Now! Host First-Ever Utah Digital Learning Summit SALT LAKE CITY – Today, Parents for Choice in Education (PCE), in partnership with Digital…
10 Oct 2012
Center for Education Reform’s Parent Power Index
September 17, 2012 The Center for Education Reform has launched the Parent Power Index (PPI) to provide parents with information on ease of access in states to exercise choices. The goal of the PPI is to measure parent’s ability to exercise educational choice in their state as well as to have a voice in their…
17 Sep 2012
Portland “Special Report” on Digital Learning Receives Alarming Backlash
September 16, 2012 On September 2, Colin Woodard, a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald, published this “special report” on Digital Learning. He asserted in his tagline, “Documents expose the flow of money and influence from corporations that stand to profit from state leaders’ efforts to expand and deregulate digital education.” These documents seem…
16 Sep 2012