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      State Highlights

      This year, the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card features individual State Policy Profiles, examining some of the 422 pieces of digital learning legislation enacted over the past four years. Florida’s 2012 Acceleration Options in Public Education (FL HB 7059) is featured as an example of competency-based education policies. To learn more, read the State Policy Profile for Florida in the full Report Card.

      • In the 2014 legislative session, Florida implemented the requirement for state and district Digital Learning Plans and allocated $40 million for school districts to implement their plans (s.1011.62(12), F.S.).
      • These plans cover five key components of digital learning including student performance outcomes, digital learning and technology infrastructure, professional development, digital tools, and online assessments.
      • Progress for implementing the plans and the allocation will be measured through two key technology readiness surveys completed by both schools and districts.

      Read more about legislation passed in Florida from 2014.

      Report Card 2014

      Resources for Florida

      Why Our 19th Century Education System Belongs in the Museum

      Some have argued that we should address widespread academic failure by making the school day longer or the school year longer. Others have suggested breaking up one long summer vacation into shorter breaks during the year. All this does is tinker with an anachronism. Students of varying abilities still will sit in a classroom for a pre-determined period to learn the same amount of material. This is equivalent to putting 1,000 high school students on the starting line and expecting them to finish a mile run in the same time.

      RELEASE: What’s Your State’s Digital Learning Grade? Find out in the DLN Report Card.

      TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Digital Learning Now (DLN), an initiative of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card. The Report Card measures state progress in advancing state policies against the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning. In 2014, states continued to implement and refine the 422 laws enacted…

      RELEASE: Florida Earns Top Grade for Customizing Education

      Florida has a robust history of offering students the opportunity to accelerate learning through Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced International Certificate of Education, dual enrollment, industry certification and digital learning. This policy gives students and their parents another option to accelerate their learning and graduate early.

      Our actions today will decide history

      By: Patricia Levesque, CEO, Foundation for Excellence in Education Today, the Foundation for Excellence in Education released the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card, an annual report that grades each state’s 2014 digital education policies. If you’re left wondering how these policies affect you, just consider what is happening in your hometown right now. In the…

      DLN Report Card Preview: Accelerating Students in Florida

      This means Florida schools no longer have to rely on seat time to award academic credits. Advanced students who master the material quickly can move on to another course, cutting down on boredom. Struggling students can take more time so they are not left behind. Learning is the constant and seat time is the variable.