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Direct linkKaplan, Leslie S.; Owings, William A. – NASSP Bulletin, 2018
Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. Secretary of Education, has a reform agenda to advance school choice. Her track record includes enabling charter school growth in Michigan at taxpayers' expense with little oversight or accountability. Although an effective advocate, DeVos represents a broader policy movement to privatize American education, much of it…
Descriptors: School Choice, Educational Policy, Advocacy, Privatization
Download full textNada Dabbagh; Randall Bass; M. J. Bishop; Anthony G. Picciano; Jennifer Sparrow; Sarah Costelloe; Kristen Cummings; Brian Freeman; Michael Frye; Allan Porowski; Sandra Jo Wilson – What Works Clearinghouse, 2019
Despite increasing college enrollment and growing diversity of the college student population, college completion rates are low. Many colleges are exploring ways to leverage technology to improve student retention and increase the educational options for and success of their diverse student bodies. Web-based course or learning management systems…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Postsecondary Education, Academic Achievement, College Administration
Brown, William; Corkill, Philip M. – School Administrator, 2004
Teaching online courses presents new and unique experiences--especially for those of us who started as educators more than a quarter century ago. Teaching a course where there is no face-to-face contact with the learner eliminates the unspoken language of nonverbal clues that teachers use to get a feel for their classrooms. The instructor of a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Leadership, Online Courses, Leadership Training
Peer reviewedFrey, Barbara – T.H.E. Journal, 2005
The author began her career as a classroom teacher, and for the last 20 years has focused on improving teaching and learning in urban school districts. Now, as a principal of the Connections Academy virtual K-8 public schools in Colorado, her day may look different from that of a traditional school principal, but there are actually a lot of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Principals, Virtual Classrooms, Administrator Role
Hirsch, Jim – School Administrator, 2004
School districts have two basic routes to incorporate online courses: Develop their own online curriculum or buy into an existing virtual school program. Decision makers might consider six strategic questions before moving ahead with their plans to build their own online course offerings. These questions deal with sizing up of existing providers,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Course Content, School Districts, Online Courses
Pape, Liz – School Administrator, 2004
Online education recently has been receiving a lot of attention at the K-12 level. Some may see it as a remedy for school budgets that are overstretched. Others view it as another means for reaching and teaching students and teachers, and some view online course delivery as an alternative educational choice. In fact, online education is simply…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Educational Policy
