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October 3, 2019
Broadens the scope of the sales tax on digital property.
May 31, 2016
Each year the United States spends about $7 billion on textbooks, but many students are still using books that are seven to 10 years out of date, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
December 1, 2010
This 2010 report from the Foundation for Excellence in Education has become a central guidebook for policymakers seeking to establish smart digital learning policies.
December 1, 2010
On December 1, 2010, Jeb Bush and Bob Wise unveiled the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning - the roadmap for local, state and federal officials to integrate digital learning into education.
September 23, 2010
Building on increasing interest in Web-based learning around the nation, former governors Jeb Bush (R-FL) and Bob Wise (D-W.VA) have formed an organization devoted to encouraging school districts to let more children use online education options.
April 11, 2012
Harnessing modern technology to tailor education personally and make it efficient is new and greatly unsettled territory. States, schools, entrepreneurs, and families are testing variations on many programs to see what works for them.
July 18, 2011
Digital learning “unbundles” education so it can be customized for individual students, writes Frederick Hess for a Thomas B. Fordham Institute working paper.
April 14, 2011
Government budget shortfalls and the proven success of digital learning are causing many states and school districts to consider using new technology to make K-12 education more efficient.
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August 1, 2011
Online education providers are embracing Utah’s cutting-edge digital learning law, but they’re struggling for guidance as high school students enrolled in brick-and-mortar schools sign up for virtual courses this fall.Gov.
December 1, 2011
The policy area most in need of reform if digital learning is to succeed is funding, writes Paul Hill for the Fordham Institute. “Our system doesn’t fund schools, and certainly doesn’t fund students,” he says.
February 21, 2012
Approximately 59,000 American Indian students live in Arizona --approximately 5 percent of total student enrollment.
August 8, 2013
In the early 1960s I started my professional life as a very young reporter for a weekly newspaper. In a few months the editor left for a job with a daily and I became the editor. It was the kind of on-the-job learning curve that was not uncommon.
August 22, 2012
A company has created a digital tutor incorporating what Michael Horn calls the “holy grail” of education technology: the ability to tailor itself to individual students as they use it.
September 21, 2010
Building on increasing interest in Web-based learning around the nation, former governors Jeb Bush (R-FL) and Bob Wise (D-W.VA) have formed an organization devoted to encouraging school districts to let more children use online education options.
May 15, 2014
Moving Toward the Future of Education: Blended Learning Blended learning curriculum programs have been rapidly growing across the country as digital education technologies continue to develop and progress.
December 10, 2014
Global demand for online learning is growing. In 2000, 45,000 K-12 students reportedly took online courses. Less than a decade later, the number had grown to more than three million.
March 5, 2013
Comcast has instituted a program, now in its second year, called Internet Essentials. Its purpose is to give low-income families — those eligible for school lunch programs — affordable access to broadband technology in the home.
May 14, 2014
Blended learning initiatives are becoming increasingly common in K–12 schools. These programs combine in-person “bricks-and-mortar” education with supervised and individualized online learning.
August 25, 2012
A newly developed digital tutor incorporates what education expert Michael Horn calls the “holy grail” of education technology: the ability to tailor itself to individual students as they use it.
February 29, 2012
Recently, there has been much bandwidth consumed discussing the “New Digital Divide” and what to do about it.
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