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Online LearningDigital Learning Report Card 2014 ReleasedT he Foundation for Excellence in Education, also known as ExcelinEd, released its annual Digital Learning Report Card today. Digital Learning Now, an initiative of ExcelinEd, bases the report card on "Ten Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning" that identify specific policies and issues states need to pursue regarding digital learning. Included in these elements are student eligibility, student access, personalized learning, advancement, quality content and instruction, choice, assessment, funding and delivery. The Digital Learning Report Card examines what states are doing to advance digital learning by gauging 42 actionable metrics related to these elements.This 2014 report assigns a letter grade to each state based on those metrics. The states of Florida and Utah each received an "A" grade. Fifty percent of the states improved their grades overall, and nine states improved from their previous "F" grades. The report cites overall progress nationwide, but also acknowledges that states have been busy at work implementing the more than 400 digital learning laws enacted in the past four years.In addition to the grades, the report examines related issues such as data privacy, course access and E-rate, and summarizes major state policy initiatives related to digital learning.The Foundation for Excellence in Education was founded in 2009 by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. The Digital Learning Council, which created the Ten Elements cited above, was convened a year later and co-chaired by Jeb Bush and former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise.You can read the entire 2014 Digital Learning Report Card here.EdCircuit Staff · Apr 28, 2015 · 1 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentMercury News: California vaccine legislation spurs legal debate over right to educationby Tracy SeipelEdCircuit Staff · Apr 20, 2015 · 1 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentFrom U.S. News: No Child Left Behind Rewrite Heads to Senate Floorby Allie BidwellEdCircuit Staff · Apr 16, 2015 · 1 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentChicago Tribune: Feds investigating CPS chief, $20.5 million contract to her former employerFederal authorities are investigating Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and a $20.5 million no-bid contract with her former employer, reports say.EdCircuit Staff · Apr 16, 2015 · 1 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentMarco Rubio On Education: 5 Things The Presidential Candidate Wants You to Knowby Maureen SullivanSenator Marco Rubio of Florida today becomes the third freshman senator to enter the field for the Republican presidential nomination. Over the past few years he has opposed Common Core curriculum standards and advocated for educational vouchers, a federal corporate income tax credit and an overhaul of the college student loan industry.Speaking at Miami’s Freedom Tower, he said, “All parents deserve to choose the education that’s right for their children.” These are some of his other views:College Degrees:Not everyone should be forced to get a four-year degree in order to find a job. There are millions of good-paying jobs out there and we should allow people to have access to skills they need in a cost-effective way. In the 21st century some of the best jobs require more than high school–traditional high school–but less than four years of college.Read the rest of the story on Forbes.com.EdCircuit Staff · Apr 13, 2015 · 1 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentFrom Badass Teachers Association: BAT’s Congratulate Hillary ClintonBATs Congratulate Hillary ClintonThe Badass Teachers Association would like to congratulate you on your recent announcement to run for president. The Badass Teachers Association is an education activist organization that is nationwide. Currently, we are 55,000 strong with chapters in every state. We are organizing on the ground to change the conversation back to what public education should be, about children and their future. We have far reaching capability on Twitter, via our website, our blog, and Pinterest.Our organization was founded in June of 2013. We fight for strong public education for all children and for teacher autonomy in the classroom. We are a group that refuses to take the blame for our government’s inability to address child poverty and its impact on how children perform in school. We fight, on a daily basis, the efforts of big money to privatize our schools and use our children as market capital.We have been reviewing the history of your educational platform with interest in anticipation of your announcement. Read the rest of the letter at Badass Teachers AssociationEdCircuit Staff · Apr 13, 2015 · 1 min read
School SafetyFrom The Register-Guard: Bill would limit school expulsionsAn Oregon bill on school expulsions would bar elementary schools from suspending or expelling students for minor discipline issues, The Register-Guard reports.EdCircuit Staff · Apr 9, 2015 · 2 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentCollege-Attainment Rate Inches Up, but Not Fast Enough for LuminaThe US college-attainment rate reached 40 percent in 2013, a Lumina Foundation report finds, still 20 points short of the foundation's 60 percent goal for 2025.Madeline Will · Apr 9, 2015 · 2 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentThe Quandary of Education DataEducation data use is the focus as Aimee Rogstad Guidera of the Data Quality Campaign explains how data can help educators and policymakers improve outcomes.Aimee Rogstad Guidera · Mar 30, 2015 · 1 min read