Combined with their new textbook-replacing iPad app and their ongoing experiments in schools, this new Computer Science platform gives Sal Khan one very realistic step forward towards his vision of creating an interactive, personalized education system.
There are in fact many successful experiments in schooling that are producing remarkable results, experiments that cry out to be replicated, but by and large they have not attracted the attention of rich philanthropists who have been determined to impose their vision on the schools.
Current health and safety legislation often makes the use of "traditional" experiments in schools difficult, and many teachers are wary of using potential harmful chemicals in a school environment.
Texas's decade-long experiment in school finance equalization -- universally referred to as Robin Hood -- is another.
In 1967, she took a part-time job at the Carnegie Corporation, in which she reported on an ongoing experiment in school decentralization initiated by the Ford Foundation.
To the Editor: Mayoral control was passed by the State Legislature in 2002 as an experiment in school system governance, with a sunset provision set to take effect in June.
"In the Studio" opens its doors this week to an entrepreneur who once founded a nonprofit charter management organization for schools in California, spent a summer in management consulting, and eventually stumbled upon a case study experiment in school that gave rise to founding his current startup.
It's about taking hands-on experience to a new level: empowering students to stop copying old experiments in antiquated school labs and start creating new experiments in state-of-the-art research institutions.
There is a single teacher for chemistry, earth science, biology and all the other science classes, so there is little time to set up experiments in the school's laboratory, which stands dusty and silent.
