The Promise of OER: More Equitable Education For All
At the Second World OER Congress, global leaders discussed how OER can help ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all.
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How ‘Open Pedagogy’ Connects Curriculum to Teacher Professional Learning
The second post of this three-part series shows how OER facilitate greater connections between the “what” and the “how” of teaching.
Public Libraries: Untapped Resource for Schools?
Unpacking a new study of public libraries, including how they work with families and help develop digital literacy skills
Income Share Agreements Aren’t a Solution to Student Debt
Companies are pitching a novel solution to student loans: future income sharing agreements. But they may present new problems for borrowers.
Leading Curriculum Reform Efforts Using Open Educational Resources
This first post of this three-part series shows how OER have become central to curriculum reform over the past five years.
Putting Equity at the Center of Youth Apprenticeship
Youth apprenticeship can be a pathway to prosperity for millions of Americans, but not if equity considerations come as an afterthought.
Chetty vs. Pell: What’s the Best Way to Measure a College’s Commitment to Low-Income Students?
Higher education researchers often use Pell as a proxy for the low-income students a school serves. The reality is more complicated.
When Playing is Learning: What Pre-K Looks Like at KIPP
A recent study found promising results for KIPP pre-K students. We visited KIPP DC to see for ourselves.
Partnership Helps Expand Pre-K Dual Immersion Opportunities in Arizona
Two Arizona districts launch dual immersion pre-K programs. Evelyn Baca explores early implementation lessons.
Transforming the Early Childhood Workforce Will Take a Village
Policy and advocacy organizations have made a public commitment to work collaboratively to improve the early care and education workforce.
A Star Is Born: The College Scorecard’s Latest Feature Is Great News for Students
The Department of Education launched a new feature where students can compare up to 10 different colleges across a host of data measures.
Cohort Default Rates for 2014, In Four Charts
Overall, 580,671 out of 5,047,954 borrowers who entered repayment in 2014 defaulted on their student loans by the end of 2017.
Fifth Time’s the Charm? Congress Reintroduces College Textbook Bill
A bill to expand the use of OER on campuses has been introduced by Congress for the fifth time.
New Cohort Default Rates Only Tell Part of the Story
The three-year cohort default rate is a critical measure of institutional quality—but it can also be misleading.
Bringing Drama (and Literacy) to Early STEM—and Vice Versa
The moments of intense drama that children experience when they test out a new design are the engines that drive STEM practices.