School choice provides the best possibility for America’s K-12 schoolchildren to access the high-quality liberal arts curriculum found in excellent public, private, and parochial schools, as well as preparation for higher education. Jamie Gass, director of the Center for School Reform at the Boston-based think tank Pioneer Institute, will discuss a variety of school options, the legal and political barriers to greater choice, and the importance of time-tested academic content in primary and secondary education. He will also discuss digital learning during COVID.
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Over the last nine years, The Pioneer Institute has hosted a who’s who of the best national experts in online learning for events in Massachusetts. These PI virtual learning events include keynotes from: Sal Khan, Julie Young, Clayton Christensen, Michael Horn, Paul Peterson, former MA Gov. Jane Swift, Heather Staker, and Susan Patrick.
https://pioneerinstitute.org/featured/christensen-institute-co-founder-michael-horn-on-digital-learning-covid-19/, Michael Horn, PI podcast, April 17, 2020
https://pioneerinstitute.org/featured/new-report-offers-case-study-for-transition-to-online-learning/ Julie Young, PI policy brief, April 13, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/31/opinion/students-still-need-learn-during-coronavirus-pandemic/ Jim Stergios, Boston Globe op-ed, March 3, 2020
https://pioneerinstitute.org/school_choice/julie-young-virtual-schooling-pioneer/ Julie Young, PI podcast, Feb. 7 2020
https://www.lowellsun.com/2017/09/01/julie-young-mass-has-tools-to-lead-in-online-learning-but-doesnt/ Julie Young, op-ed in MA regional papers, Sept. 2017
https://blog.flvs.net/when-it-comes-to-online-learning-doors-continue-to-open/ PI’s Jamie Gass honored by FLVS, fall 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubeXxZc76Co&feature=emb_title Michael Holt, PI event 2013
https://pioneerinstitute.org/virtual_schools/quality-virtual-schooling-global-best-practices/ Julie Young, PI event 2013
https://pioneerinstitute.org/featured/new-guide-to-starting-online-schools/ PI paper 2013 on starting online school
https://pioneerinstitute.org/press_releases/new-study-explores-policy-challenges-posed-by-virtual-schools/, PI event 2012 with Susan Patrick & Julie Young, policy paper on regulating virtual schools
https://pioneerinstitute.org/press_releases/virtual-schools-actual-learning-digital-education-in-america/ PI paper & 2011 event on virtual learning, Julie Young FLVS & former Gov. Jane Swift of Middlebury Interactive Languages
https://vimeo.com/32326965 Sal Khan speech at PI LCP, 2011