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What Might Teaching Look Like in 10 Years?
What might teaching look like in ten years? How might choices that we make about teaching today affect the design...
Topics: Future of Learning
Fixing the Education Accountability System
By Jesse Moyer Last week, I finally had time to read, Fixing Our National Accountability System by Marc Tucker. I...
Topics: Education Policy
A Bright Future for Birmingham
When touring Henry J. Oliver Elementary School in Birmingham, Alabama, guests saw a school undergoing a dramatic transformation.
Topics: Early College High School
Reducing the Sting of College Debt
Even though recent studies are reaffirming the value of a college education, tuition costs can still be staggeringly high. They...
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education
Looking through Google Glass to the future of learning
KnowledgeWorks staff had the chance to try out Google Glass and explore possible ways it could be used in education.
Topics: Future of Learning
Do the Benefits of College Outweigh the Financial Costs?
Is college worth it? That’s what Jaison R. Abel and Richard Beitz try to answer in the newest issue of...
Topics: Higher Education
Home Sweet Home and HB 597
Ohio's bill, HB 597, calls for repeal of the Common Core and proposes adopting Massachusetts’ standards that were adopted 14...
Early College High School at Delaware State University Opening
This week, we are celebrating the opening week of the new Early College High School at Delaware State University.
Topics: Early College High School
Insight from recent White House, U.S. Department of Education forum
The White House and USDOE are calling on communities to work together toward ambitious college success goals through shared plans...
Eyes on Iowa: Imagining Student-Centered Education
Innovators are exploring the future of education and our ability to provide meaningful learning opportunities for each individual student.
Cultivating New Cultures of Learning
Last week I had the opportunity to engage in Grantmakers for Education’s 2014 Education Grantmakers Institute at the Harvard School...
Topics: Future of Learning
Creating the Future of Teaching
As we face dramatic changes to the fundamental structures of education, we need to be intentional about how we design...
Topics: Future of Learning
Akron Early College High School Helped Tori Ball Know She Could Achieve Anything
Tori Ball graduated from Akron Early College High School in May of 2012. Three days later, she graduated with her...
Creating Community Learning Landscapes
As the learning ecosystem expands, we see the potential for learning experiences to extend throughout community landscapes.
Spotlight on Constance Fields, Fifth Grade Teacher at Henry J. Oliver Elementary School
Constance Fields has been teaching at Henry J. Oliver Elementary School for 21 years; she knows how important a role...
Museums: Agents of change in a vibrant learning ecosystem
Topics: Future of Learning
Unique Opportunity on June 30 in Washington, D.C. – Transforming the Learning Ecosystem
As avenues for learning expand, it is essential that we reach outside the traditional learning paradigm to meet the needs...
Glimpses of the Future of Education
Glimpses of the Future of Education provides context for helping museum staff and education leaders consider how to create a vibrant...
Topics: Future of Learning
Each Day is a Teachable Day
“Henry J. Oliver Elementary School is a school with a lot of love,” said second grade teacher Tamika L. Smith....
Standing Out: Akron Early College High School Gave Aries Brown an Edge in School and Career
When Aries graduated amongst Akron ECHS's first graduating class, she had a high school diploma, an associate degree and the...
Cultivating New Cultures of Learning
Last week I had the opportunity to engage in Grantmakers for Education’s 2014 Education Grantmakers Institute at the Harvard School...
Thriving After Attending Toledo Early College High School
After Lauren Merrell graduated from Toledo Early College High School (TECHS) with her diploma and 63 college credits from the...
Topics: Early College High School
District-level Competency Education Implementation in Maine
As both MERPI studies report, there are a lot of good people doing a lot of good work on the...
CBE Tour 2014 Post Game
Four days, five towns, four schools, one district, and a whole bunch of learning (and seafood). That is how I...
Topics: Education Policy