The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. 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. The state ramps up.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

The idea, popular among well-funded education philanthropies and education advocacy groups, is gaining ground across the United States. Data from the New England Secondary School Consortium shows that high school graduation rates in Vermont increased from 85.5 percent between 2009 and 2017. percent to 89.1

Learning 90

Learning System Report Outcomes 90

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling.

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Whittle went on to have a string of business failures in the 1990s — well-documented in Samuel Abrams’s book The Commercial Mindset — most notably the for-profit flop Edison Schools.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145