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The Donnell-Kay Foundation grantees and programs are frequently highlighted in the news around the state and even the country. Read articles and reports as well as the latest information about our work straight from the DK Foundation blog.
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The Donnell-Kay Foundation grantees and programs are frequently highlighted in the news around the state and even the country.
Click on the links below to read about the wide range of education issues in the news in which the Foundation is involved.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
DK's Associate Director Kim Knous Dolan presented as part of a webinar, hosted by the American Youth Policy Forum, all about accountability measures for at-risk youth
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
DK's partner iNACOL is putting on a webinar tomorrow with Jefferson County's Bauernschmidt, who's presented at the 2011 and 2012 summits on blended learning.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Matt Samelson worked with the Colorado Green Schools Initiative to encourage schools across the state to apply for the award.
Friday, April 27, 2012
DK's work on blended learning is constantly enlightened by talent outside of Colorado's Front Range and challenged by the limitations of rural access to technology.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
DK's Associate Director Kim Knous Dolan offers some thoughts and raises questions about whether it's possible to reduce burdens on schools and districts by streamlining the system.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Dan Morris from eNet Colorado is part of a panel on professional development and teacher certification at the April 24th blended learning summ
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
This post is by Jason Shiroff (below, seen in his classroom), a teacher at the Odyssey School. He also participated on the panel at DK's first 2012 blended learning summit event on March 22.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Peg Hoey, president of Kunskapsskolan USA, spoke to the Hot Lunch crowd about her schools' unique, personalized and global approach to education.
Monday, April 9, 2012
After DK released its latest report last week, we heard from several readers who offered a piece of advice: update the Appendix to cover all 32 schools that started in the last 5 years and are still operating. We've taken that advice and the extended Appendix is live now.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Some of Denver’s new schools are doing well in their first few years of operation. Others are not helping their students achieve the academic growth they need to be successful. DK’s newest report offers an analysis of 36 charter, innovation, and redesign schools that have opened in DPS over the last 5 years.
Friday, March 30, 2012
The webinar is up online and ready to watch, in case you missed the first day of the 2012 Colorado Summit on Blended Learning.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Almost 100 people discussed opportunities and barriers to blended learning at the first-of-three Colorado Summit on Blended Learning (CSBL) meetings this year.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Fordham Executive Vice President Mike Petrilli spoke to a full house at the Hotel Monaco today. It was perfect timing for a visit from a Washington policy expert, given the US Department of Education’s ESEA waivers that states like Colorado received yesterday.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
DK Fellow Shelby Edwards wrote today’s round-up of initiatives to improve teacher licensure, preparation and induction systems, all issues of great interest to Donnell-Kay.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Two years ago, the Donnell-Kay Foundation issued a report: “A Call to Action: Getting Denver Public Schools Students Back on Track to Graduation.” This report provided an initial analysis of students off-track to graduation and students who had already dropped out but were still
Thursday, January 12, 2012
DK’s Matt Samelson spoke at the Edu Tech Innovators Meetup last night about the foundation’s blended learning projects.
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DK’s Latest Report on New School Performance in Denver Public Schools:
DK’s newest report offers an analysis of 36 charter, innovation, and redesign schools that have opened in DPS over the last 5 years. We assert that DPS needs to set standards and expectations for its new schools up front – before opening – to provide clear criteria for whether a new school is performing well or not.
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Agenda is up for tomorrow's webinar on #blendedlearning in Colorado incl @MikeJohnstonCO & @berkanderson, plus NH's Paul Leather
Tomorrow, a policy focus on #blendedlearning in CO, with @nacol's David Teeter. Folo the webinar live! http://t.co/w3KGhkyc