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State Politics & Online Education

Updates: Washington, Mississippi, Arizona

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Follow the virtual education movement as it confronts state politics as chronicled in the "Liberating Learning Wiki Project." Reports are updated from state capitals by people like you. If you want to be a project writer, email the Liberating Learning editor.

From the Blog Tom Vander Ark: A Turning Point for Personal Digital Learning

It appears that 2012 will be the year where five mostly disconnected streams of tech-rich K-12 learning are finally connecting. Districts and networks are beginning to mix and match innovations from these strands in new blended models that extend the day, personalize learning, and combine the best of online and onsite learning. In the U.S., this confluence is being driven by the adoption of the...
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:01:00 +0000

Guest Commentary: Is Blended Homeschooling the Way Forward?

Tim Brady wrote a guest post for the education blog of the Innosight Institute, the home base for Liberating Learning Blog contributor Michael B. Horn. In his post, Brady looks at homeschooling, which is more of an education norm than it was just a few years ago. Brady believes that blending virtual education with homeschooling could increase the growth potential of both. "Given the access to...
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Spotlight When it Comes to Virtual Education, School Districts are now Leading the Way

What started as a drip, a school district here, a school district there, has turned into a deluge. From the Oregon Coast to the valleys of Pennsylvania, from the Treasure Coast of Florida to the...


Battleground:
Virginia
Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to change the way Virginia channels state education money to students attending virtual schools. Under the proposed legislation, students who enroll in virtual school...


Twitter liberatelearn: @onlinelearning out in Miss. chart. school bill; IA headed for major #DigLn vote this week. News Rdup. http://t.co/wjh6MPHu #edreform #edu

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:19:26 +0000

liberatelearn: @onlinelearning out in Miss. chart. school bill; IA headed for major #DigLn vote this week. News Rdup. http://t.co/wjh6MPHu #edreform #edu
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:19:26 +0000

What we're reading
Center for Eductation Reform
Christina Martin
Cascade Policy Institute
Disrupting Class
Educated Guess|John Fensterwald
Education Next
Educational Technology
Generation YES Blog
International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)
Jay P. Greene's Blog
Jay Mathew's Class Struggle
Joanne Jacobs
John Watson | Evergreen Education Group
Lisa Graham Keegan
Mark Warschauer
Michael B. Horn
Rick Hess | Straight Up
The Quick and the Ed
Tom Vander Ark
Steve Hargadon