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Harvard, MIT Announce Online Learning Project

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Distance Learning, Online Learning, Drew Faust, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Digital Learning, Mitx, Digital Education, Susan Hockfield, Online Courses, Edx, Online Education, Harvard, Opencourseware, Education News

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have joined forces to offer free online courses in a project aimed at a...

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Why States Should Require Online Learning

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Digital Learning Now, Online Learning, Graduation Requirements, Education Reform, Online Learning Requirements, Online Learning High School, Online Courses, High School Online Learning, Education News
Tom Vander Ark

Taking an online course in high school is a learning experience in the digital age that will prepare students for online learning in college or career where the stakes for success are much higher.

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20 Big Ideas for 2012, Part Four

Don Tapscott | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Open Source Technology, Online Learning, Open-Sourcing, Online Courses, Open Source, Music Industry, Online Education, Music Industry Technology, Music Social Networks, Social Media Education, Social Media Marketing, Business News
Don Tapscott

What will happen in 2012? In the spirit of the aphorism "The future is not something to be predicted, it's something to be achieved," let me suggest 20 transformations.

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How Online Learning Companies Bought America's Schools

The Nation | Lee Fang | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Distance Learning, Online Learning, Education, Online Learning Companies, Florida Virtual School, Online Courses, Online Education, Online Public Education, Online Charter Schools, Web Education, Education News

This article was reported in partnership with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute.   If the national movement to "reform" public educat...

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'Bill Of Rights' Would Expand High School Online Learning

| John Fensterwald | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Distance Learning, Online Bill of Rights, Foundation for Excellence in Education, Online Learning, Video, Riverside Unified School District, Digital Learning, California Student Bill of Rights, Online Courses, Student Bill of Rights, Alliance for Excellent Education, Digital Learning Now, California Schools, Education Reform, Education News

This story comes to us courtesy of Silicon Valley Education Foundation's Thoughts On Public Education blog, TopEd.org. Students whose high schools ...

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State Senator Seeks Online School Audit, Cites Poor Grades, Structure

Posted 11.27.2011

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Colorado Democratic Senate President Brandon Shaffer is seeking an emergency audit of online K-12 schools. In a letter to lawmakers Monday, Shaffer...

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How Not Showing Up In The Classroom May Be Required For Graduation

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Tony Bennett, Digital Learning, Virtual Learning, Indiana, Indiana Public Schools, Graduation Requirements, Indiana Voucher Program, Indiana Vouchers, Indiana Schools, Online Learning, Education, Video, Online Courses, Technology in Schools, Education Reform, Education News

Indiana's superintendent of public instruction is suggesting one more high school graduation requirement, one that means kids won't be showing up in t...

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Ben Craw

Jeff Fernandez, Grovo: 27 Million And Counting

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Craw | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Jeff Fernandez, Video, Starting a Business, Online Courses, Grovo, Online Education, 27 Million and Counting, Online Training, Small Business Video, Internet Education, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Is Technology Taking Over For Teachers?

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: K-12, Education, Learning Online, Online Courses, Computers, u.s. Department of Education, Online Education, Technology in Schools, Schools, Online Classes, Education Technology, Virtual Schools, Education News

Online learning is one of the fastest growing trends in educational uses of technology, according to a 2010 report by the U.S. Department of Education...

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Video Interview: With Jeff Fernandez CEO of Grovo

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Free Online Education, Videos, Online Education, Lessons, Online Classes, Online Courses, New York City, Technology News
Ramon Nuez

The Roadmap is a weekly show by founders Zev Mo Green and Ramon B. Nuez Jr., where they interview NYC-based companies and business leaders. They a...

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No Room at College: What to do When You're Closed Out of Your Courses

Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Students, Attendance, New York Times, Wait List, College, Closed Classes, Online Courses, Healthy Living News
Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman

Public universities in economically-distressed states simply don't have enough available spots in many classes to accommodate a student population growing at 4.5 percent each year.

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A Great SAT Gift for Teens

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: High School, Test Preparation, Education, Holiday Gifts, Online Courses, SAT Preparation, Sat Scores, Healthy Living News
Esther Wojcicki

If you are a budget conscious parent of a student who is feeling the college preparatory pressure, here is an idea for an affordable holiday gift.

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