EngageNY, the online resource created by the state of New York, has been downloaded an estimate 45 milion times, and it now draws more than 18,000 daily users.
How Federal ‘Open’ Education Plans Are Shaping State Policy
Vendors have a role to play, but it's not business as usual.
A pair of state officials talk about how the federal Go Open campaign has changed what they’re demanding from content providers.
Forty-seven percent of K-12 teachers report using game-based learning environments in their classes, up from 23 percent in 2010, according to Project Tomorrow.
The use of online instructional videos in classrooms, meanwhile, has risen over that stretch from 47 percent to 68 percent.
The acquisition of OpenEd is billed as giving the testing organization greater ability to tailor academic content to students’ needs, based on assessment of their abilities.
As schools’ interest in open education resources grows, Knovation—a company that has been curating free educational content from the web since 1999—is building more partnerships.
Schools will be able to upload, manage, share, and discover open education resources on the plaftform when it is released in the next quarter.
Why School Leaders Are Turning to Open Educational Resources
Cheaper Cost Is a Big Factor, But Many Also Cite Better Alignment to Common-Core Standards
In an exclusive survey of school district leaders, nearly half reported they are dissatisfied with current educational content offered by commercial providers.
District Building a Balance Between Open Resources and Purchased Content
Spokane elementary-curriculum chief says quality outweighs 'free' cost for instructional materials
Matthew Henshaw of the Spokane, Wash., district says open resources are filling some curriculum gaps, but they are “not the answer for all our needs.”
PanOpen, one of a number of providers of commercial and nonprofit platforms meant to enhance and curate “open educational resources,” is now eyeing the K-12 market.
ESSA: A Guide for K-12 Companies
Breaking down what the new law may mean for providers of ed tech, interventions, and other services
The sweeping new federal education law could have big implications for state and local spending on school interventions, tutoring, classroom technology, academic content, and other priorities.
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