School Models

From Reuters: China’s latest building binge: the education factory

Three decades ago, Chinese cities began turning rural land into industrial parks to attract foreign investors. Today, a new kind…

10 years ago

Mark Rogers on Bringing Humanity into the Classroom

I recently had a chance to talk with renowned "rapping" math teacher Mark Rogers from Round Rock, Texas. Rogers shared the story…

10 years ago

Post: Preschool is good for children, but it’s expensive. So Utah is offering it online.

Can 4-year-olds learn what they need to know for kindergarten by sitting in front of a computer for 15 minutes…

10 years ago

Straighterline: Reducing Cost of College Builds Momentum

B urck Smith, CEO at Straighterline, discusses his approach to solving the skyrocketing cost of college with low-cost online courses…

10 years ago

We’re In This Together: Public-Private Partnerships

M ark Claypool, President and CEO of ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education, took time to discuss his efforts to improve…

11 years ago

From NBC News: The Education Start-Up Backed by Mark Zuckerberg

Photo credit: The Crunchiesby Harriet TaylorThis week, children across the country went back to school, and many are going into…

11 years ago

Washington’s charter schools: Officials can’t agree on how to save them

by Debbie Cafazzo and Melissa SantosA week after the state Supreme Court declared Washington’s charter schools unconstitutional, the outlook for…

11 years ago

School tells students and their parents it’s okay to fail

Photo credit: Jinby Jeffrey S. SolochekLAND O'LAKES — Preparing to market his new magnet school to parents, Sanders Memorial Elementary…

11 years ago

L.A. Times: Major charter school expansion in the works for L.A. Unified students

by Howard BlumeA prominent local education foundation is discussing a major expansion of charter schools in Los Angeles aimed at…

11 years ago