TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Digital Learning Now (DLN), an initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card. The Report Card measures state progress in advancing state policies against the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning. In 2014, states continued to implement and refine the 422 laws enacted…
Our actions today will decide history
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…
28 Apr 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
When the Stars Align in Support of Learning . . .
By: Karla Phillips There is one key area where K-12 and higher education policy intersect—teacher preparation. Higher education needs college and career ready graduates while K-12 turns around and asks for better equipped teachers. I think it’s safe to say that there is broad agreement on the importance and impact a great teacher can make—a…
8 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
In Plain English: AR SB 66
Summary Arkansas SB 66 (Open States or Arkansas Legislature) establishes the District of Innovation program to encourage new or creative alternatives to the existing instructional and administrative practices in Arkansas schools in order to improve academic performance and learning for all students. Legislative Analysis SB 66 establishes the District of Innovation program in order to…
21 Mar 2014
In Plain English: AR HB 1535
Summary Arkansas HB 1535 (Open States or Arkansas Legislature) amends The Free Textbook Act of 1975 to repeal a prohibition on including the equipment needed to use technology-based materials in the definition of instructional materials, among other changes. Legislative Analysis HB 1535 amends and repeals portions of The Free Textbook Act of 1975, which is…
21 Mar 2014