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…
2012 Rhode Island Highlights
- Rhode Island has high standards for quality content.
- Students in Rhode Island aren't held to seat time requirements for course advancement.
Current Strengths and Reform Opportunities
- Many of Rhode Island’s current policies--from funding to accountability and instruction--need updated to improve student access to high-quality online learning.
- Rhode Island’s funding system could be improved to create incentives for performance, options and innovation.
- Rhode Island could better collect, report, and employ data to gauge effectiveness and outcomes.