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Zoom U was very bad for students
College students are not OK, writes Jonathan Malesic, who teaches first-year writing at Southern Methodist University, in a New York...

Joanne Jacobs
May 16, 20222 min read


Remote ed was double-whammy for poor students
Remote learning widened achievement gaps in states and districts that kept schools closed the longest, concludes a working paper by...

Joanne Jacobs
May 16, 20221 min read
Educational videos don’t have to be boring
Screen time isn’t necessarily wasted time, writes Mike Petrilli. His 10-year-old son learned about Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who defended Korea...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 4, 20181 min read


Online colleges target California
Online colleges are recruiting like crazy in California, reports Gary Robbins in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Penn State, the University...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 17, 20181 min read


California offers training for ‘stranded workers’
California is moving ahead with an online college for “stranded workers,” reports Mikhail Zinshteyn on EdSource. It will offer short-term...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 6, 20181 min read


Online degree expands college access
Georgia Tech’s online master’s in computer science program enabled mid-career workers to earn a degree that would have been out of reach...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 23, 20181 min read


Why families choose homeschooling
After doubling from 1999 to 2012, the percentage of homeschool students appears to have leveled off at 3.3 percent, reports Sarah Grady...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 24, 20171 min read


Is personalization a fad? Curriculum matters
If students choose what to learn, pursuing their own interests, they’ll be engaged and active learners, say some personalized-learning...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 7, 20171 min read


Online learning: The smart get smarter
Strong students benefit from online classes, but weak students do not, concludes Brookings’ Susan Dynarski. The convenience of online...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 6, 20171 min read


‘Freshman year for free’ is here
Free college is a reality — not just a campaign promise — writes Steve Klinsky, founder and CEO of the Modern States Education Alliance,...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 5, 20172 min read


Learn now, pay later
Instead of paying for college, students can learn now, pay later at San Francisco’s Make School, reports Emily DeRuy in the San Jose...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 19, 20172 min read


College of competence: How WGU works
Western Governors University, a national nonprofit, has been providing online, self-paced competency-based education to career-minded...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 18, 20172 min read


Online credit recovery creates diploma mills
Online “credit-recovery” programs are raising high school graduation rates, writes Zoë Kirsch as part of a Slate series called The Big...

Joanne Jacobs
May 25, 20172 min read


Who needs a degree?
The future of college may not include going to class or earning a degree, writes AP’s Maria Danilova. “Education startups are offering...

Joanne Jacobs
May 2, 20172 min read


Course choice opens high school options
“Course choice,” also known as course access, is expanding options for students whose high schools can’t meet all their learning needs,...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 14, 20171 min read


Wisconsin governor: Let schools set class time
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s state budget plan lets schools set their own days and hours of instruction, reports the Milwaukee...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 12, 20171 min read
Online classes + coaching help first-gen students
Combining online courses with intensive coaching is helping low-income Boston students complete college degrees, writes Jon Marcus on...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 31, 20172 min read
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