Tag: next generation learning

Three Big PreK-12 Proposals

Early Childhood Education, News

February 15th, 2013

On Tuesday night, President Obama’s State of the Union Address focused on growing America’s middle-class.  This growth, he argued, can only occur if citizens have access to education and training for today’s jobs.  In his speech, the President offered three sweeping proposals to improve PreK-12 education, even beyond the Race to the Top...

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February 8, 2013

Policy and Practice

February 8th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Follow along today to learn more about STEM education Today Nichole Dobo is in Baltimore for an event hosted by the Education Writers Association. It’s called Under the Microscope: Examining STEM Education. National News Education Sector A Los Angeles High School illustrates the strengths and challenges of blended...

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February 7, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

February 7th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Delaware must make real education reforms I appreciated Kendall Massett's recent article, 'Families, children benefit from school choice,' but I wish she had spent as much time talking about how broken this system is in practice as she did talking about its theoretical merits. National News Education Week School chiefs...

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The “BRINC” of a Revolution

News, Policy and Practice

February 6th, 2013

This guest blog post was written by the district leads for the BRINC Consortium. As part of our blog series on education technology for Digital Learning Day, this post speaks to the big steps Delaware schools and districts are making to improve the use of technology to increase student learning. To read the first post in this Digital Learning Day...

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