Keeping Pace 2013 is available for download at http://kpk12.com/reports/. Over the coming weeks we’re going to post highlights of the report here in our blog. Private and independent schools are discussed in Keeping Pace for the first time in 2013; Monday we looked at why they are beginning to adopt online and blended courses, Tuesday’s […]

Keeping Pace 2013 is released, and is available for download at http://kpk12.com/reports/. Over the coming weeks we’re going to post highlights of the report here in our blog. District online and blended programs—those that are created by a school district, entirely or primarily for that district’s students—are the largest and fastest-growing segment of online and […]

The National Education Association put out a policy statement on digital learning on July 5th. The statement includes several ideas which we strongly agree with, but also perpetuates a myth about online courses. First, our points of agreement: the NEA says that “our traditional school models are not capable of meeting the needs of the […]

After months of uncertainty, it appears Massachusetts will continue to have one virtual school option for its students in SY 2013-14. The state passed legislation in January that allows for more virtual schools, although within many restrictions. In March we reported that the only virtual school in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Virtual Academy (MAVA) at Greenfield, […]

We are deep in the trenches of researching and creating Keeping Pace 2013, and each month, the report sponsors gather on the phone to identify key issues and trends that we should cover, discuss editorial approaches, and generally share their experiences from specific states and programs. Much of the value of Keeping Pace derives from […]