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Students rush to web classes, but profits may be much later
In August, four months after Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng started the online education company Coursera, its free college courses had drawn in a million users, a faster launching than…
Watch: Karen Lewis says ‘Off with their heads,’ stirs right-wing ire
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is no stranger to her outspokenness landing her in the headlines -- but many conservatives are particularly miffed by a comment she made during…
Mississippi debate over school reform evokes broader racial divide
Mississippi lawmaker Kenneth Wayne Jones, a Democrat, briefly became a political pariah last winter when he voted in favor of a proposal to expand charter schools in his state, says…
Gates Foundation: Test scores not enough for teacher evaluation
After three years of research on measuring teacher effectiveness, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Jan. 8 that it takes multiple measures to most accurately evaluate teachers.…
Judge: School can move girl in ID-tracking case
A Texas school district can transfer a student who is citing religious reasons for her refusal to wear a so-called “smart ID” card that is part of an electronic tracking…
How mainstream video games are being used as teaching tools
People who worried that the technology boom would lead to kids playing video games in class were right: In schools around the country, students are playing such games as "Minecraft,"…
Five key questions about the Common Core standards
The Common Core State Standards are inexorably coming to the 46 states and the District of Columbia, which have approved them, the Washington Post reports.…
High school educators resolve to do better in the New Year
Educators across the country are wrapping up their winter breaks and returning to school with a fresh list of New Year's resolutions. For high school teachers and administrators, 2013 will…
City scrubs failing teachers’ records if they leave district
Failing New York City teachers can have their poor ratings scrubbed from the record if they strike a deal with the city to quit or retire, according to a New…
Teen socialist takes New Jersey school board seat
A 19-year-old socialist took office last week as the member of a local school board in New Jersey, the Huffington Post reports. …