A new study argues that technology can play a key role in letting students advance through their education as they master skills and ideas, rather than after prescribed periods of "seat time." Read Full Post >
The Washington Post explores the Gates Foundation's impact on education; The Hechinger Report explores the dropout crisis, and the NGA's new chairman announces a focus on college completion. Read Full Post >
Curriculum Matters co-author Erik Robelen will appear on the Kojo Nnamdi Show this coming Monday to discuss charter schools. Read Full Post >
Bill Gates zeroes in on teaching, online learning, in his annual letter. Read Full Post >
A student from Oakland, Calif., launches a project to transform farming in India. Read Full Post >
African-American students who took part in debates were more likely to graduate from high school and more likely to be college-ready, a new study finds. Read Full Post >
President Obama talks science, and star-gazing, at the White House. Read Full Post >
The organization Common Core, which calls for giving students strong grounding across academic disciplines, has organized an open letter critiquing the program put forward by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and calling for the group to revise its goals. That letter is signed by some big na... Read Full Post >
Students from the Silver Spring International Middle School got a chance to see films they'd made in an elective class at school on the big screen this morning at a film festival at a local movie theater. The movies were made as part of the class, "Lights, Camera, Literacy!," that is taught in 15 ... Read Full Post >
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