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Teacher, Time and Technology: Building Blocks of Learning
To get the most out of blended learning and personalization, school leaders must not start with blended learning or technology for its own sake, but instead must undertake a careful design process that emphasizes and appropriately prioritizes the building blocks to unlock its potential.
Lexington Summer Intern: Timothy (T.J.) Coggins
Hi, My name is Timothy (T.J.) Coggins, and I am a research intern at the Lexington Institute. I am new to the Washington, DC metro area as I recently graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy of Law and Society. I give credit ...
Lexington Summer Intern: Alice Pontallier
Bonjour everybody, My name is Alice Pontallier and I am from the beautiful French city of Bordeaux. As a research intern, my work at Lexington consists of collecting information on issues like France’s defense priorities and terrorism in the Middle Eas ...
Lexington Summer Intern: Nick Ciccarino
Hi all, My name is Nick Ciccarino and I am a senior in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, a short train ride to New York City. I am majoring in diplomacy with a minor in Spanish Lan ...
Lexington Summer Intern: Yuyi Zhao
Hi everyone, My name is Yuyi Zhao, and I am originally from Beijing, China. I am delighted to work with the Lexington Institute this summer, in the center of world politics. So far, I’ve helped develop our press lists, assisted with Lexington’s ...
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works Is Cooking Up A Revolution In Drone Technology (From Forbes)
Drones have become the signature combat system in America's fight against terrorism. On a typical day, the Air Force's fleet of Predators and Reapers fly a thousand hours over places like Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, they can't fly when the w ...
Postal Trendwatch – May 2015
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) lost $754 million in Q1 FY 2015 despite an increase in revenue. Other topics addressed in this issue of Trendwatch: Priority Mail volume continues to grow, but revenue is growing at a much slower rate. An analysis published by economist Robert Shapiro shows that the implicit and explicit subsidies the Postal Service receives could be far greater than previously reported. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for the first time rejected a Negotiated Service Agreement, proposed by the Postal Service with Discover Financial Services, finding that it “would not improve the net finances of the Postal Service.”
Top Pentagon Contractor BAE Systems Inc. Will Sell Most Service Lines, Focus On Tech (From Forbes)
BAE Systems Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of the world's third-biggest military contractor, will sell services businesses generating $1.5 billion in sales annually so that it can focus almost exclusively on technology. In an understated announcement from ...
Teach for America a Strong Bet to Improve Chicago Student Achievement
Of all of the strategies underway to improve student achievement in Chicago, leveraging the contributions of Teach for America's teaching corps may prove the most valuable. Chicago's students have shown modest overall gains in achievement in recent yea ...
How to Help Charter Schools – And Virginia Kids
Richmond Times-Dispatch -- Increased autonomy, equity in funding and facilities access, and longer charter contracts represent the sort of “across the board” policy improvement consistent with the frameworks in states where charters have demonstrated the most convincing performance records.