Three Ways Your School Can Join the Digital Revolution
This summer we’ve covered what’s wrong with our public school system, how we let it get this bad, how digital learning can be the solution, schools that are leveraging digital[...]
Author: Diana Moore
One Autistic Student’s Story of Academic Success with Online Learning
Can online learning help special needs students succeed? Ryan Fox, a bright, talented autistic student from Sultan, WA. Ryan first shared his story with the Freedom Foundation in the summer[...]
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It’s easy to spend a lot of time on what’s wrong with education—and there’s a place for that. Identifying problems can lead us to solutions. But another crucial part of[...]
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There’s something wrong with public education today. More and more we’re coming to grips with this—and racking our brains trying to figure out how to fix it. But first let’s[...]
The Walker Win in Wisconsin and Removing Artificial Barriers to Education
My access to online information doesn’t change based on what zip code I’m in at the moment. As long as I can log on to the internet, I can access[...]
The Unintended Cost of Cutting Online Learning
[“The Cost of Cutting Online Learning” by Diana Moore was originally published on GettingSmart.com.] State budgets have been hurting in a bad way. Across the country, legislatures continue to struggle[...]
Report Defines New Models for Blending Online and Brick-and-Mortar K-12 Education
This week the Innosight Institute released a groundbreaking report titled “Classifying K-12 Blended Learning.” While intended to clarify definitions and provide a common language for the education community, the report[...]
VIDEO: “Does Your Brain Only Work When Your Butt is in a Chair?”
The Colorado Legacy Foundation produced a great short film that hits the nail on the head when it comes to what’s missing in public education, the possibilities for turning it[...]
Steilacoom to Stop Offering Washington Virtual Academy
In the 2011 legislative session, legislators tried to “save” money by reducing the Basic Education Allocation (BEA) for students enrolled in Alternative Learning Experience Programs. (For background on the issue[...]
Meet Mackenzie Platt, Downtown Olympia’s Favorite Online Student
In the midst of the hectic world around them, the Platt family starts each day by sitting down to a hot breakfast and the newspaper, and the kids are no[...]
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