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Mark Zuckerberg Tried to Revolutionize American Education With Technology. It Didn’t Go as Planned.

Resource Document

Matt Barnum

October 11, 2023

We Need Better Education Policy. Summit Public Schools Shows Why.

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger, Anna Noble, and Meenakshi Mani

September 21, 2023

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2023

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Shelby Hagle, Charisse Gulosino, Bryan Mann, Luis Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Amanda Glover, and Kayla Bill

May 11, 2023

NEPC Review: The Economic Cost of the Pandemic: State by State (Hoover Institution, January 2023)

NEPC Review

Clive Belfield

March 7, 2023

NEPC Review: For-Profit Charter Schools: An Evaluation of Their Spending and Outcomes (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, September 2022)

NEPC Review

Joshua Cowen

December 2, 2022

Preparing Tech-Savvy Teachers

Newsletter

October 27, 2022

NEPC Review: Use of Personalized Learning Platforms in One Pandemic-Era Microschool: A Case Study (Center on Reinventing Public Education, June 2022)

NEPC Review

Bryan Mann

October 18, 2022

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Audrey Watters About “Teaching Machines” and Personalized Learning

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Audrey Watters

November 18, 2021

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2021

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Michael K. Barbour, Luis Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice, Amanda Glover, Nathan Browning, Shelby Hagle, and Faith Boninger

May 6, 2021

New Report Provides Reality Check on Virtual Schools

Resource Document

Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, and Faith Boninger

May 6, 2021

Malicious Math Games? The Problem with Prodigy

Newsletter

March 25, 2021

NEPC Review: Remote Learning Is Here to Stay: Results from the First American School District Panel Survey (RAND Corporation, December 2020)

NEPC Review

David R. Garcia

February 16, 2021

“Dataveillance,” Algorithmic Bias, and Other Concerns About Learning Management Systems

Newsletter

January 28, 2021

The Pandemic to Prison Pipeline: A Timely Q&A

Newsletter

December 10, 2020

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Ben Williamson About Education Technology

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Ben Williamson

November 17, 2020

Community Schools Are Adapting to Remote Learning. Here’s How.

Newsletter

October 8, 2020

Research Panel: What’s Lost When the Lights Go Out in Brick and Mortar Schools?

FYI

Kevin G. Welner, Michael W. Apple, and Francesca López

September 25, 2020

Research Panel: Are Students “Behind” as a Result of School Closures and Reliance on Remote Education?

FYI

Kevin G. Welner, David R. Garcia, and Lorrie Shepard

September 25, 2020

Issues to Consider Before Adopting a Digital Platform or Learning Program

Policy Brief

Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Michael K. Barbour

September 24, 2020

NEPC Review: Special Education and Distance Learning: Supporting Students through the Pandemic (ExcelinEd, June 2020)

NEPC Review

Elizabeth B. Kozleski

September 17, 2020

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Janelle Scott About the Emergence of Learning Pods

Podcasts

Christopher Saldaña and Janelle T. Scott

September 15, 2020

Lighter Screen Use During Dark Days: Tips for Lessening the Role of Edtech in Remote Instruction During the Pandemic

Newsletter

August 27, 2020

To Reopen or Not to Reopen: Equity-Related Arguments For and Against Resuming In-Person Instruction This Fall

Newsletter

August 20, 2020

Teaching in Troubled Times: A Q&A With a Trauma Expert

Newsletter

July 16, 2020

Michelle Renée Valladares, Ph.D. and Kate Somerville on COVID-19's Impact on K-12 Education

FYI

Michelle Renée Valladares and Kate Somerville

July 8, 2020

Big Claims, Little Evidence, Lots of Money: The Reality Behind the Summit Learning Program and the Push to Adopt Digital Personalized Learning Platforms

Research Brief

Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Christopher Saldaña

June 25, 2020

New Concerns Raised About a Well-Known Digital Learning Platform

Resource Document

Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, and Faith Boninger

June 25, 2020

Education Interview of the Month: Christopher Saldaña Interviews Diane Ravitch About Privatization

FYI

Christopher Saldaña and Diane Ravitch

June 16, 2020

A Few Weeks of Webinars

Newsletter

June 2, 2020

The New Normal Could Be Better Than the Old One. A Learning Scientist Explains Why.

Newsletter

May 21, 2020

Children’s Data Privacy During COVID-19 Closures: 10 Questions to Ask

Newsletter

April 9, 2020

NEPC Review: Public-Private Virtual-School Partnerships and Federal Flexibility for Schools during COVID-19 (Mercatus Center, March 2020)

NEPC Review

Kevin G. Welner

April 8, 2020

Misuse of Screens in Schools: An Action Kit to Help Parents

Newsletter

February 20, 2020

Does Online Education Raise Issues of Morality?

Newsletter

January 28, 2020

New Report on Virtual Education: ‘It Sure Sounds Good. As It Turns Out, It’s Too Good to Be True.’

Resource Document

Valerie Strauss and Alex Molnar

May 29, 2019

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2019

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Najat Elgeberi, Michael K. Barbour, Luis Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, and Jennifer King Rice

May 28, 2019

Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Faith Boninger and Alex Molnar About Personalized Learning and Digital Privatization

FYI

Gregory A. Smith, Faith Boninger, and Alex Molnar

May 14, 2019

Personalized Learning and the Digital Privatization of Curriculum and Teaching

Research Brief

Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, and Christopher Saldaña

April 30, 2019

How Corporate Interests Are Overtaking Well-Intentioned Goals of Personalized Learning

Resource Document

Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, and Faith Boninger

April 30, 2019

An Open Secret: The Problems with Virtual Schools

Newsletter

July 31, 2018

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