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Virtual charter schools need “bold action” for change, says national charter school advocacy group

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The major advocacy group for public charter schools is concerned that failing online charter schools may be hurting the credibility of the movement as a whole. Read more about Blended Learning.

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A shocking number of young people can’t separate fact from fiction online

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Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The researchers created 56 tasks for students in 12 states, and collected 7,804 student responses from January 2015 until June 2016. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

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?Forbes “30 Under 30” Education Leaders to Learn From in 2017

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First up are Jacobi Petrucciani (22), Prahasith Veluvolu (21) and Colton Voege (21)—the youngest members of Y Combinator’s 2015 cohort—who together founded the AI grading and feedback platform Mirmir. Sophia Parsa (25) and Shakib Zabihian (25), cofounders of online and on-demand tutor service toot , were also highlighted.

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The 2015 Global Education Conference Starts Today - All Online - Full Session Listing - Join Us!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The sixth annual Global Education Conference , our free four-day online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, runs today Monday, November 16 through Thursday, November 19, 2015 (November 20th in some time zones). We invite all to attend! A full listing of sessions is below. You're going to be blown away.

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Empowering Superintendents to Connect Technology and Learning

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the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 President of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. They have widened the availability of virtual and blended learning options.

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E-Counseling 2.0: Can a new wave of virtual guidance help?

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College Possible is one of many college advocacy groups hoping that technology will jumpstart the slow growth of low-income students in higher education. Read more about Blended Learning. Despite a proliferation of such efforts in recent years, however, their scope remains dwarfed by the need.

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The potential, promise and pitfalls of blended learning in India

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The setting seems highly unlikely for an innovation like blended learning to take root. So why is there so much optimism about blended learning as a solution? The education nonprofit, which provides after-school programs, designed its own blended learning model and apps to work anywhere in the world.