Guest Commentary: Michael Petrilli Praises 'Performance Pay--for Online Learning Companies'

The virtual education community continues to be abuzz about a New York Times article on K12 Inc.
Michael Petrilli, executive vice president at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, recently took aim at the Times article in a piece for the Education Next website.
"Whether you consider yeserday’s New York Times article on K12.com a “hit piece” (Tom Vander Ark) or a “blockbuster” (Dana Goldstein), there’s little doubt that it will have a long-term impact on the debate around digital learning," Petrilli wrote.
"Just as these criticisms aren’t going away, neither is online learning itself. The genie is out of the bottle. So how can we go about drafting policies that will push digital learning in the direction of quality?" he added.
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