Governor John Kasich recognizes the future of learning during bill-signing ceremony in Cincinnati

The legislation, Senate Bill 316, resulted in the definition of digital and blended learning, making explicit the ability of Local Education Agencies to create or convert traditional schools, all or in part, to blended schools.

Gov. John Kasich recognized the future of learning Monday as he signed legislation in Cincinnati that welcomed digital and blended learning into the official lexicon of education in Ohio.

The legislation, Senate Bill 316, resulted in the definition of digital and blended learning, making explicit the ability of Local Education Agencies to create or convert traditional schools, all or in part, to blended schools.


Photo: Andrew Benson

KnowledgeWorks Vice President Andrew Benson attended the event held at the Fifth-Third Madisonville Operations Center. KnowledgeWorks subsidiary, Ohio Education Matters, has been an advocate of digital and blended learning, and as its executive director, Benson said the governor’s ceremonial signing of the bill represents an important step for education in Ohio, advancing an approach that helps students gain a measure of autonomy for their learning.

In legislation championed by Ohio Education Matters, the ODLTF was created in 2011 and began meeting last October to develop a strategy to expand digital learning in the state.

Over the past year, KnowledgeWorks has spearheaded several events to promote understanding of digital learning, including 2020 Learning: Digital innovation; sponsorship of national Digital Learning Day; and recently Digital Learning: The Future of Schooling? which took an in-depth look at the role digital learning should play in Ohio and the nation.

As a non-partisan entity, Ohio Education Matters acts as a catalyst of an education transformation in the state by conducting research, advocacy, engagement and policy development that inspires others to make the system changes needed today to prepare Ohio’s children for the future.

KnowledgeWorks is bringing the future of learning to America’s high schools and creating widespread, lasting change in the communities and states we serve. Our portfolio of high school approaches includes New Tech Network high schools, EdWorks high school redesign, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Early College High Schools. Our Strive subsidiary is catalyzing a national movement focused on the success of every child from cradle to career.

Source: PRWeb