The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

Martin Middle School in Dillon dates to 1896 and was still in use when then-Senator Barack Obama visited in 2007 during his presidential campaign. In 2007, when U.S. Martin had the lowest ratings possible for achievement and improvement on its state report card that year. Heck, Ray, what’s up with these learning cottages?”

E-rate 40

E-rate Course Policies Advocacy 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

I am a proud member of AASL’s Best Apps for Teaching and Learning Committee. In this tenth anniversary of Jane’s efforts, she has moved from Top 100 to an impressive list of Top 200 Tools for Learning. Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning (for formal/informal learning and personal productivity).

iPad 40

iPad Android E-rate Facebook 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. Future of Learning.

E-rate 100

E-rate Industry Report Survey 100

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. ” The New York Times on “ mastery based learning ” : “A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry.” ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. Post, Sources Say.”

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

” Tuition keeps going up and up and up, although as The Wall Street Journal noted this fall, published tuition rates only rose 2.4% The number of students qualified for the federal Pell Grant – a proxy for low-income status – grew from about 6 million in 2007–2008 to about 8.5 million in 2013–14.

MOOC 40

MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Challenges to accreditation and certification and the steady drumbeat of “everyone should learn to code” are connected to politics as well as to the business of ed-tech. million in E-Rate rebates.). Then there’s the question: what counts as “ed-tech”?

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40