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From Policy to Practice with the NETP: Three Questions for Leaders

In January, the Office of Educational Technology released the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP). This latest iteration of the flagship federal edtech policy gave sweeping recommendations to do what we’ve always known is best for kids. In a moment when states, systems, and schools continue to grapple with the lingering effects of the pandemic, […]

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Virtual Course Access blog

Perception, Exclusion, and Quality: Virtual Course Access Challenges for State Leaders

With support from the Walton Family Foundation, The Learning Accelerator (TLA) is exploring ways to support State Education Agencies (SEAs) in developing and strengthening virtual and hybrid learning models as part of a broader student-centered approach. Through this partnership, we have engaged SEA leaders from eight states — representing a diversity of geographies, political landscapes,

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Big Ideas from Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Leveraging Collaborative Leadership When Making Long- and Short-Term Financial Decisions

Scott Milam is the co-founder and managing director of Afton Partners LLC, a professional services firm focused on forging an alignment between financial strategies and educational priorities. With over 25 years of experience providing management and advisory services for clients in the commercial and public sectors, Scott supports school districts, charter networks, state education agencies,

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Big Ideas from Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Advancing Mastery-Based Policies Post-COVID-19

Karla Phillips-Krivickas is the senior policy director for KnowledgeWorks and founder of Inclusive Strategies. A long-time advocate for innovation and personalization, especially on behalf of students with disabilities, Karla works with federal, state, and local leaders to build and adopt policies and practices that advance academic achievement for all students. As part of our Hop,

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: Lessons from Lindsay Unified School District

Schools across the country (and around the world) are in the throes of responding to the challenges of remote learning as a result of the novel coronavirus crisis. For the moment, many schools might feel as though they are in survival mode, but perhaps we can draw actionable lessons from systems uniquely poised to not

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Open Educational Resources: An Urgent Priority

Every child deserves a highly effective and equitable education that equips them with the mastery of rigorous academic standards, mindset, and other non-academic capacities they need to reach their full and unique potential. Engaging, rigorous curriculum — that is, the “what, why, how, and when” of student learning — and the instructional materials needed to

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State Profiles in Innovation

How Four States Are Advancing Blended and Personalized Learning Statewide Today we are releasing State Profiles in Innovation: How Four States Are Advancing Blended and Personalized Learning Statewide (“Profiles”). This new publication is produced by Innovation Partners America in partnership with The Learning Accelerator (TLA). Profiles includes reviews of four select initiatives that advance blended

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Colorado Partnership Launches Community Collaboration for School Innovation Toolkit

New framework catalyzes community input on 21st century education Cupertino, CA — February 2, 2016 — A unique partnership among the Colorado Department of Education, The Colorado Education Initiative, and The Learning Accelerator, today released an action-oriented toolkit that helps school districts understand the importance of community collaboration as a key to innovation. The free

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States Must Change, Too For Blended Learning

Schools around the country are taking steps to organize around students and engage in more personalized and blended learning strategies and approaches to learning. The creation of these new models is endowed with a spirit of discovery, collaboration, trying, testing, pushing, and, ultimately, transforming the student’s learning experience. As a state committed to becoming the

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The Learning Accelerator Announces State-Level Partnership with Colorado

Colorado Department of Education and Colorado Education Initiative Receive Investment to Accelerate Student-Centered Learning Cupertino, CA – April 2, 2015 – The Learning Accelerator, a nonprofit supporting the implementation of high-quality blended learning in school districts and states across the U.S., today announced a new state partnership with Colorado. The Learning Accelerator, the Colorado Department

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