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Arne Duncan: College completion–not simply access–critical to nation’s future

December 7, 2022November 17, 2022 by Laura Ascione

College completion remains one of higher education's biggest challenges--and one that must be solved

Making higher education the norm for everyone in the nation—and ensuring that people have not just access to higher education, but also the support to complete that education—is…

Coding and Robotics

Coding and robotics programs are engaging learners worldwide

December 7, 2022December 10, 2019 by Lynne Schrum and Sandi Sumerfield

Schools across the globe are making an effort to embed coding and robotics skills and programs into core learning like this Lego Mindstorms boy coding.

On a visit to a class in Sitka, Alaska, we watched second grade students gain incredible experiences in computer science skills. The teacher, Cindy Duncan, believes in teaching…

District Management

Nope! Why adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning

July 17, 2017July 12, 2017 by Hilary Scharton

We all know that changes in public education move slowly, but there’s one specific educational dilemma we’ve been mired in for decades, with varying levels of rhetoric and…

District Management

What is Obama’s K-12 education legacy?

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 by Laura Ascione Devaney and Meris Stansbury

Common Core, Race to the Top, and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)—just a few top-down, often-controversial, metrics-heavy K-12 reform initiatives favored by the Obama Administration that seemed…

District Management

Duncan takes heat over description of Common Core foes as ‘white suburban moms’

November 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Education Secretary Arne Duncan faced heated criticism Monday for reportedly dismissing foes of so-called Common Core standards as "white suburban moms" who are worried their schools or children…

Arne Duncan: College completion–not simply access–critical to nation’s future

Coding and robotics programs are engaging learners worldwide

What is Obama’s K-12 education legacy?

Duncan takes heat over description of Common Core foes as ‘white suburban moms’

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Fighting chronic absenteeism with data-driven insights–and a little fun, too

Books Are Fun and Ignite Reading Deliver Hundreds of Books to Oakland Students at Highland Community School

GEAR UP South Carolina Partners with National Math and Science Initiative to Expand High-Quality STEM Professional Development Across Seven School Districts

Ohio District Awarded CoSN Trusted Learning Environment Mini Seal for Student Data Privacy Practices

Otus Launches AI Advisory Board to Bring Voices of K-12 Leaders to the Forefront of Innovation

Kenneth C. Griffin Donates $2 Million to Nonprofit Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program to Strengthen South Florida’s Teacher Pipeline

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