Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization. Prior to that, he founded Provost Systems an online learning platform acquired by Edison Learning in 2008. Cohort One launched implementation of its instructional model in January 2016.

Education Elements 60

Education Elements Personalized Learning Education Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

By 2016, the high-poverty school district had turned around. percent in 2008-09 to 84.9 Opportunities for online learning. Some students may require a more flexible learning schedule than the typical school day allows. From 2006 to 2016, St. Some had remained there for nearly 10 years. percent in 2015-16.

Learning 61

Learning Dropout Blackboard Common Core 61

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

A 2016 study by the American Institutes for Research noted that about a third of Chicago’s public high school students fail one or both semesters of algebra I. A 2008 study in Los Angeles public schools found that those who didn’t pass algebra by ninth grade were half as likely to graduate as those who did.

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STEM Report Course Study 126

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

During visits to two schools in Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS), I was struck by how innovating where the alternative for students is nothing at all is still relevant, years after we wrote about the idea in “ Disrupting Class ” in 2008.

Blended Learning 101

Blended Learning Competency Based Learning Elementary Course 101

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Melanie S Toledo Library Manager, Ak-Chin Indian Community Opening Keynote Melanie Toledo has been the Library Manager of the Ak-Chin Indian Community Library since 2008. During his tenure, the Kansas City Public Library received multiple awards, including IMLS’s National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2008.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. billion for 2016, the largest loss in its history.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Advocates of online learning say programs like UPSTART, which is free for most families, may increase access to educational opportunities, which can be critical to ensuring the youngest learners don’t start behind and stay behind. In 2008, the state’s legislature provided $2.5 State funding has increased steadily since 2008.

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Laptops Accessibility Online Learning Company 152

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In 2008, after her column "Why I Let My 9 Year Old Ride the Subway Alone" landed her on every talk show from The Today Show to Dr. Phil, Lenore founded the book and blog “Free-Range Kids.” Chris is a 2016 member of Scholastic’s National Advisory Council. He has published a number of books and articles.

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Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Tagged on: March 2, 2017 AERA Announces Most Read Education Research Articles of 2016 | AERA → AERA Open dominates the list of most read education research articles in 2016. Who would have ever guessed that open access publishing leads to the wider dissemination of ideas? Should it be revisited?

EdTech 170

EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

” From the organization’s press release : the NAACP “ratified a resolution Saturday adopted by delegates at its 2016 107th National Convention calling for a moratorium on charter school expansion and for the strengthening of oversight in governance and practice.” Student loans and singles parties.

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

This is part six of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Some of the most oft-told tales in education in recent years have the following plot: the students all move from “brick-and-mortar” to “online.” ” It’s an inevitable move, or so the story goes.

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55