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Stanly County Schools, a district roughly an hour outside of Charlotte, N.C., is in a unique situation. According to the Stanly News & Press, overall enrollment is down 12.5% over the past decade, while the homeschool population has grown by 112%. In a district with 8,226 students, an estimated 1,186 other kids are learning at […]
Digital transformation (Dx) is a series of deep and coordinated culture, workforce, and technology shifts that enable new educational and operating models and transform an institution’s operations, strategic directions, and value proposition. Dx is being driven by technology trends and changes that are enabling a new approach to everything from how digital architectures are being […]
Colleges generally still price their online programs similarly to their on-ground counterparts. A panel of experts explores whether that is starting to change. BALTIMORE — Does online education cost colleges less to produce? And if so, should online courses therefore be priced lower for students? Inside Higher Ed
The partnership between The Open University (OU) and three FE colleges has been extended with the launch of sector specific English and maths functional skills. Supporting the government’s National Retraining Scheme, several courses are now available with contextualised content, specific to the construction; engineering; health; social care and education. The free courses, available on the […]
Navigating the Digital Shift 2019: Equitable Opportunities for All Learners This publication highlights how state policies and guidance are supporting the transformation to personalized learning through digital instructional materials. Specifically, the report includes personalized learning approaches and the policies and processes around the selection, curation, procurement, professional learning and funding of digital instructional materials. Evidence […]
FutureLearn, the social learning platform, and the University of Glasgow, today announced its expanded partnership which sees the University of Glasgow deliver its first online degree on the FutureLearn platform. Future Learn
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the success factors and challenges for students studying in an open and distance learning (ODL) mode and recommend strategies for student persistence based on the findings. Design/methodology/approach Three groups of ODL students with various levels of study performance – nine high-level, nine mid-level and eight low-level […]
The Indiana virtual schools facing closure within months appear to have closed immediately. Parents reaching out to the charters, Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy, are running into dead ends. The phone number posted on both schools’ websites leads to voice mailboxes that are full and no longer accepting messages. T. H. E. […]
The Condition of Education 2018 The Condition of Education 2018, is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress. This year’s report includes 47 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, as well as […]
As plans for California’s new online community college progress, existing two-year colleges in the state get a one-time funding boost for online programs with a vocational focus. How will the two initiatives intersect? Inside Higher Ed
