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…
Time to Act Now to Improve Today’s Education for Tomorrow’s Economy
Dear Friends, Last month, I wrote an urgent call to action based on ACT’s Conditions of College & Career Readiness report. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Leaders & Laggards, A State-by-State Report Card on K-12 Educational Effectiveness, released today, reinforces the importance of acting now to improve the quality of education for tomorrow’s economy. I applaud…
12 Sep 2014
A First Exploration of a MOOC
“What is a mouk?” my mom typed into Google after I said that I was going to be entering the world of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). After having a good laugh about this error in translation, I explained I would be taking a course online this summer. After a few minutes on edX’s website,…
9 Jul 2014
Lessons in Digital Learning from the Florida State University Football Team
By: Adam Peshek Empowering students starts with understanding students. Data is a powerful tool for teachers, parents and students as they work to align instruction around the customized needs of each learner. To truly center learning around students, ExcelinEd has said and advocated consistently that this use of data must be done in a secure…
25 Jun 2014
FCC’s Draft E-Rate Proposal Includes Important, Timely, and Common Sense Reforms
On Friday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler circulated to his fellow Commissioners a draft E-Rate reform proposal that would—in the words of the accompanying fact sheet—“revitalize the E-Rate program for the world of personalized learning.” Chairman Wheeler’s draft proposal represents an important first step toward reforming and modernizing the E-Rate program—a first step that is largely…
23 Jun 2014
2013 Digital Learning Report Card Signals Progress in High-Quality Digital Learning Options
WASHINGTON – Digital Learning Now!, a national initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released its 2013 Digital Learning Report Card. The Report Card measures and grades K-12 education policies in each of the nation’s 50 states against the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning. “It’s encouraging to see the number…
13 Mar 2014
Third Annual Digital Learning Report Card Coming Soon!
On March 13, 2014, Digital Learning Now will release its third annual Digital Learning Report Card, which measures and grades each state’s K-12 education policies against the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning. The first Digital Learning Report Card was released in 2011 as part of the Roadmap for Reform, a comprehensive guide based…
7 Mar 2014
Digital Learning Now! Releases Smart Series Guide to EdTech Procurement
Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released the 10th white paper in the DLN Smart Series in association with Getting Smart. Titled “Smart Series Guide to EdTech Procurement,” the paper features the expertise of John Bailey, executive director of Digital Learning Now!, Carri Schneider, director of policy and research at Getting Smart, and Tom Vander Ark, CEO at Getting Smart, as well as that of contributing authors Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates, and Daniel Owens, partner at the Learning Accelerator.
15 Jan 2014