Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. I’ve been engaged in thinking deeply about the promise and opportunity afforded the U.S.

OER 170

OER Instructional Materials Advocacy Meeting 170

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

The National Head Start Association, a nonprofit advocacy and professional support organization for Head Start, convened an Opioid Working Group in spring 2018 after hearing from educators that children in areas hardest-hit by the opioid epidemic were exhibiting an unusually high frequency and intensity of challenging behaviors.

Training 182

Training Classroom Report Groups 182

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

In 2009, Gates gave half a million to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, which describes itself as New England’s largest education-focused philanthropy, to lead a four-state effort to remake the region’s schools. Nellie Mae, which had $430 million in assets at the end of 2009, began investing its own money in Maine, too.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. All of the supplies, equipment and tools, everything is open, and kids have access to it,” Kurani said.

Industry 135

Industry STEM Education Survey 135

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The controversial financing tool, often referred to as a social impact bond, has allowed this cash-strapped district, one of five in the Salt Lake City area, to provide high-quality early education to thousands of poor 3- and 4-year-olds who might have otherwise stayed home. There is a lot of attention paid to results,” he said.

Report 64

Report Elementary Advocacy Company 64

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

She joined AFS-USA in 2009 as Business Development Strategist. Dana is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. Prior to her assignment in the U.S.,

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145