The value of online learning. Half of college presidents say online courses are as valuable as their face-to-face counterparts, but less than one-third of Americans agree. (Pew Research Center)
Changing the entryway to teaching. Twenty-five state education chiefs get behind a new report, calling for more accountability and rigor in teacher preparation programs. (Council of Chief State School Officers)
MOOC providers go global. A British platform will begin offering MOOCs, which have—until now—only been offered by institutions in the United States. (Times Higher Education)
All in, or mum. School board members in Fairfax County, Va., have used poker chips to limit each others’ speaking time during contentious debates. (Washington Examiner)
