The Race's slow pokes
The Chariots of Fire theme song echoed across the plains on Tuesday as states submitted their Race to the Top applications. But not everyone is drawn to the bait of federal dollars when it contains reform hooks.
The Chariots of Fire theme song echoed across the plains on Tuesday as states submitted their Race to the Top applications. But not everyone is drawn to the bait of federal dollars when it contains reform hooks.
Seems 21st century skills have become all the rage, but do they deserve the kudos? Common Core will take on this very topic on February 24, 2009 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm.
It’s a once in a lifetime (or every three years) opportunity: work for the one-and-only Frederick M. Hess. He, of AEI education policy scholarship, is currently seeking a Research Assistant, who would support him in various organizational, writing, and other tasks. Think you can keep up with the man who writes 452,908 books a year?
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Recent college grads, are you looking for a hands-on opportunity to make a difference in urban education? Parents of unguided recent college grads, do you know a 22-year old who would benefit from doing something useful for others? And in Boston, no less?
I was intrigued to see the democracy defense offered by the Establishment Reactionary Dynamic Duo of Ravitch & Weingarten, as if to say it?s okay to sentence children to chronically failing and dangerous schools, as long as unions succeed in getting the vote out on off-peak election days.
Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction and School Finance in the Digital-Learning Era, two new working papers in the Fordham Institute?s series on digital learning, are welcome additions to the often narrow debates around online learning.
Fordham released two important papers today as part of the Creating Sound Policy for Digital Learning series. The first, Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction, is by the co-directors of Public Impact. Bryan and Emily Hassel are the Malcolm Gladwells of education?they point to profound truths hiding in plain sight. In short, this is the best current description of the implications of digital learning on learning professionals.
Today Fordham is releasing the latest installments in our Creating Sound Policy for Digital Learning series, offering a glimpse at what the digital future may hold for teachers and school finance?and addressing potential pitfalls on the way to realizing that promise. In one paper, ?Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction,? Bryan and Emily Hassel argue that the growth of digital learning should greatly alter the roles and compensation of educators?although not necessarily at the expense of teachers?by ?unbundling? their responsibilities. In the other, ?School Finance in the Digital-Learning Era,? Paul T. Hill warns that the outdated way we fund schools threatens to cripple innovation in online education. Taken together, today?s publications present an appealing, 21st-century approach to education?a future threatened by our existing approaches to teaching and school funding. Be sure to check out Flypaper over the coming days as experts post their reactions to the release; for now, download and explore the papers yourself.