Online Education

What Chocolate Can Teach Us About Curriculum

Dr. Barbara Kurshan | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


Dr. Barbara Kurshan

Dan Ariely: "Zero is not just another discount. Zero is a different place. The difference between two cents and one cent is small, but the difference between one cent and zero is huge!"

Narrowing the Digital Divide

Margee Ensign | Posted 09.10.2009 | World


Margee Ensign

The world's educational resources increasingly are in the palm of our hand. The only question is whether we can envision and create a new educational world where all children have access to the world's knowledge.

Teachers Wanted: Our Ailing Education System Needs Quality Teachers with Staying Power

Karen Symms Gallagher | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


Karen Symms Gallagher

A superb teacher can change a life for the better. A poor teacher, and worse, a series of poor teachers, can have a substantial negative impact on a child and that child's academic potential.

Don't Stifle Florida's Education Innovation

Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics


Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn

Florida has been a leader in education innovation over the last decade, but one bill currently under review threatens to wipe much of that out with one misguided and foolhardy swipe.

Promoting the Pornography of Creationism

Bill Allen | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics


Bill Allen

I proposed in jest the idea of an online degree in "creationism." I never imagined that anyone could seriously put forward such an outlandish idea. Boy, was I ever wrong.