Louisiana Dropout Rate Falls 31 Percent
Online schools lead the decline, complemented by measurement changes NEW ORLEANS, La. – Louisiana’s Department of Education claims the state’s high school dropout rate has fallen from 8.3 percent in...
View ArticleGovernors Bush And Wise Announce Blueprint For Digital Education Initiative
‘Roadmap for Reform’ contains detailed recommendations for state policymakers on digital learning This past week, former Florida Governor and chairman of Digital Learning Now! Jeb Bush and former West...
View ArticleLouisiana’s Foray Into Modular Education
Course Choice another example of state’s commitment to market-based education reform This Wednesday, Education Week reported on Louisiana’s Course Choice program, a new state initiative that allows...
View ArticleLouisiana’s Digital Future: How Online Learning Can Transform K-12 Education
Executive Summary Nationwide, online learning is booming. Just over a decade ago, fewer than 50,000 K-12 students took an online course; today several million students do, and the growth of online...
View ArticleDon’t Forget Course Choice
Louisiana students will benefit from new online learning opportunities Nearly all of us have had an experience where we were stuck in a class in which no matter how many times the teacher explained a...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: The Promise of Course Choice
Expanded access to high quality learning opportunities can help close the achievement gap The achievement gap in the United States has been studied and examined by academics, politicians, and the media...
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