Next Gen Learning Challenges Announced

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Diana Oblinger, the President of EDUCAUSE, today announced the Next Gen Learning Challenges program. Information about the program, including the involvement of the Gates and Hewlett Foundations, is included in Diane’s announcement letter below. I’m humbled to serve on the Advisory Panel for the program, and am deeply interested in the topics of the first … Read more

MCPS, Pearson, and Missing an Opportunity

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I sent the following letter to the editor of the Washington Post, who reported on the MCPS / Pearson deal. It looks like they’re not running it, so I share it here. Montgomery County Public Schools’ shortsighted decision to sell its nationally recognized and taxpayer-funded curriculum to an education publishing company (Re: Global firm to … Read more

More Response to Stephen

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This must be the single most popular post title on my blog… In response to my earlier post, Yes, Stephen, but Who Cares?, Stephen responds: I care, David. Because the next result on Google won’t be the free version, it’ll be another pay version. And the next and the next and the next. That’s how … Read more