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: CO SB 213
Summary SB 213 (Open States or Colorado Legislature) was a wide-reaching education reform bill that sought to restructure the state’s education funding system. It would have equalized online program funding with the statewide base per pupil funding, considered on-line students when calculating charter school funding, and established the Education Innovation Grant Program to fund innovative…
10 Jan 2014
In Plain English: CO SB 139
Summary SB 139 (Open States or Colorado Legislature) ensures that all high school students in Colorado have access to taking at least one supplemental on-line course each year by designating a single Boards of Cooperative Educational Service (BOCES) to contract and administer online courses with non-profit providers. It also requires annual parent, teacher, and student…
9 Jan 2014