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Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) accelerates educational innovation through applied technology to dramatically improve college readiness and completion in the United States. NGLC is guided by the belief that providing investment capital to expand the use of proven and emerging learning technologies, collecting and sharing evidence of what works, and fostering a community of innovators and adopters will result in a robust pool of solutions and greater institutional adoption which, in turn, will dramatically improve the quality of learning experiences in the United States. Many potentially breakthrough solutions are being developed and tested by educators, institutions, technologists, and entrepreneurs, but too often they operate with little access to each other or to opportunities to disseminate their innovations. Support is needed to refine and rigorously test their solutions, to connect with other like-minded innovators, and to develop strategies to broaden their reach and impact.

Governance

An Executive Committee, comprised of EDUCAUSE, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the League for Innovation in the Community College, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, and the Council of Chief State School Officers guides the project’s overall efforts. EDUCAUSE has management and fiduciary responsibility for the program.

A national Advisory Panel of technology visionaries, educators, and innovators provides guidance on strategic directions. Confirmed advisory panelists include:

Greg Gunn, City Light Capital
Rick Hess, American Enterprise Institute
Freeman Hrabowski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Joi Ito, MIT Media Lab
Josh Lewis, Salmon River Capital
Bror Saxberg, Kaplan, Inc.
Louis Soares, Center for American Progress
David Steiner, Hunter College
Jerry Sue Thornton, Cuyahoga Community College
Belle Wheelan, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
David Wiley, Brigham Young University
Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education