Archive for July, 2009

June 26, 2009
Providing further evidence of the tremendous opportunity to use technology to improve teaching and learning, the U.S. Department of Education today released an analysis of controlled studies comparing online and face-to-face instruction.

Friday, July 24th, 2009
To every governor who aspires to be his state’s “education governor,” this is your moment. Today, President Obama is to announce the draft guidelines for applying for the $4.35 billion Race to the Top fund — by far the largest pot of discretionary funding for K-12 education reform in the history of the United States.

Evaluation of the Enhancing Education Through Technology Program: Final Report (2009). This study collected information about educational technology practices related to the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program. The report is structured around the EETT program objectives and specific performance measures developed by the Department to meet the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. The program objectives and performance measures focus on teachers’ and students’ access to technology, technology-related professional development, technology integration, and student technology literacy. The study collected data from nationally representative samples of states, districts and teachers between school years 2002-03 and 2006-07.

July 19th
Recent listing of all press releases on funds distributed to state agencies for Education Reform and to Save Teaching jobs.

April 5th, 2009
On April 1, 2009, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that $44 billion for states and schools is now available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts.

February 17, 2009
With the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009 the Gilfus Education Group is dedicated to providing the latest news on how this will affect the Health and Education industry. Here you will find a collection of the most pertinent information from the Act as it relates to research operations.

January 5th, 2008
Stephen Gilfus, a founder of Blackobard inc, serial entrepreneur, and a well known figure in the eLearning industry, today, announced the formation of the Gilfus Education Group, an organization focused on providing independent consulting, implementation and research services to educational institutions, industry investors and the educational companies that serve them.