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'League of Innovative Schools' Seeks New Ideas, Solutions

03/22/2012 | Last week in Houston, executives from high-profile companies such as Apple and Pearson, entrepreneurs from newer companies like Knewton and Education Elements, and researchers from universities such as Harvard, met with superintendents of forward-looking school districts, who, by joining the league, agree to pursue those goals. Top officials from the U.S. Department of Education, a partner of the league, helped facilitate discussion.

Building a League of Innovative Schools

03/20/2012 | The League, announced at a White House event in September, is an alliance of school districts committed to working with entrepreneurs and researchers to dramatically increase student achievement. The League was launched in partnership with Digital Promise, a new national center to advance breakthroughs in education with technology. Digital Promise is part of the Administration’s broader agenda to spur innovation in education and prepare our Nation’s students for the challenges of a 21st century economy.

Feds Aim to Spark Fresh Thinking on Schooling

03/07/2012 | As the private sector works faster and more boldly to churn out next-generation technology and embrace cutting-edge practices, the U.S. Department of Education and its partner federal agencies are ramping up their efforts to bring more spark and innovation into elementary and secondary schools.

EdSurge's take on SXSWedu's annual conference focusing on innovations in learning.

03/07/2012 | An EdSurge shout out to Digital Promise's senior fellow David Wiley. EdSurge sends out a weekly newsletter for innovators in education. http://www.edsurge.com/

Beyond the College Degree, Online Educational Badges

03/05/2012 | With the advent of Massive Open Online Courses and other online programs offering informal credentials, the race is on for alternative forms of certification that would be widely accepted by employers.

Mooresville’s Shining Example (It’s Not Just About the Laptops)

02/14/2012 | An article in the New York Times about the Mooresville, North Carolina school district where we held our first meeting of the League of Innovative Schools. Mooresville's superintendent, Mark Edwards, has been a leading voice in the League, and the White House panel referenced in the article was the Digital Promise launch event.

Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic, and R&D

02/14/2012 | Lawrence K. Grossman's, Vice chair of Digital Promise, article in The Nation magazine.

Personal Tutors And Paying For Good Grades: Roland Fryer’s Experiments On Children

02/14/2012 | Fryer--a Harvard economist and MacArthur genius--doesn’t care how we get underperforming students to do better. He just wants to find ways to test any education hypothesis as quickly as possible, until we find what works.

BYU scholar is a leader in advancing education technology

01/09/2012 | Now he has a new platform for that pursuit, as a senior fellow with Digital Promise, a congressionally authorized center devoted to developing technologies that improve teaching and learning. He starts his work Monday with the Washington-based nonprofit, which is funded by education-oriented foundations and the U.S. Department of Education.

A League of Learning

12/02/2011 | Technology, education leaders converge to Mooresville, North Carolina to kick off nationwide initiative; The League of Innovative Schools

Inspire a New Mission

11/30/2011 | When JFK challenged us to go to the Moon, he was essentially challenging NASA. Now he would be challenging all Americans interested in this work. Now take a look at Adam Frankel's challenges.

2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge Is Underway

11/30/2011 | The Challenge was launched in partnership with Digital Promise, a new initiative created by President Obama and Congress, supported through the Department of Education.

Schools' digital 'league' to launch in Mooresville

11/30/2011 | The local district will host the first organizational meeting of the League of Innovative Schools on Nov. 28-29, welcoming 20 superintendents from around the country to craft a vision for the program.

Three Goals to Spark Innovation and Collaboration

11/30/2011 | The main premise behind Digital Promise is to serve as a national center for research to spur innovation that will improve learning through technology, said Karen Cator, Department of Education’s Director of Technology.