“A largely unnoticed assault upon the nation’s vibrant market in online learning” is how Rick Hess, writing for the National Review Online, characterizes the Obama Administration’s proposal to spend $500 million over ten years to develop online high school and college courses. Hess argues that there is already a robust private market and invokes the [...]
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Open Thread: Radical Choice?
Our fascinating discussion on the future of educational choice winds up today (read the transcript). In the discussion, a couple of different threads are coming together.
The first is that there is enormous potential for more personalized learning and the educational landscape is changing—rapidly. Tom Vander Ark opened up the discussion with his prediction that [...]
Is School Choice Passe?
What if educational choice meant every student could have a personalized educational experience? Today and tomorrow, our panelists debate the premise that our current focus on choice between schools (Public or private school? Charter or neighborhood school?) is a very limited way of thinking about educational choices.
Tom Vander Ark, of Vander Ark/Ratcliff Partners and former [...]
More on Open Content, Digital Textbooks
Here’s a nice primer from the Education Commission of the States that outlines various state initiatives and explains the differences among traditional, digital, and open textbooks. This is an important and emerging trend that we should embrace, rather than fear.
Don’t Fear Open Content, Eduwonk
It sounds like my colleague Andy really wants to believe in open educational resources. But, his usually healthy skepticism has him equivocating instead:
The risk here is quality. There is something to be said for a formal editorial process in news-reporting and in education publishing and media. I’m not one of those who thinks that all things open-source are unreliable, but [...]
Science Magazine Enters the Arena
I recommend the January 2, 2009 issue of SCIENCE, containing a special section on education and technology. With articles on subjects such as cognitive tutors, open education resources, and technology and testing, it’s a worthy read (pesky subscription required, view overview and article abstracts). More importantly, the edition represents a welcome commitment by the magazine [...]
Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed 
College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success
03/19/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on college graduation rates and the NCAA Tournament in the Detroit Free Press.
03/19/10 | Linda Perlstein links to Education Sector's "College- and Career-Ready" event.
03/17/10 | Ben Miller's column on graduation rates and NCAA Tournament eligibility is mentioned on The Wall Street Journal's The Daily Fix.
03/17/10 | Kevin Carey's critique of Diane Ravitch's latest book is quoted in Doublethink's Conventional Folly blog.
03/15/10 | Ben Miller pens an op-ed for US News & World Report on using graduation rates to determine NCAA Tournament eligibility.