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Watch: Cell phone runs on one AA battery
Sure, CES 2013 is full of groundbreaking smartphone technology - the newest screens, processors and connectivity for our powerful phones - but sometimes all those fancy features can fail you,…
Two New Jersey school districts install armed police guards
At least two New Jersey school districts this week put armed police guards at the entrance to public schools in the wake of the Connecticut elementary school massacre, Reuters reports.…
StudentsFirst gives 12 states failing grades on school policies
In just a few short years, state legislatures and education agencies across the country have sought to transform American public education by passing a series of laws and policies overhauling…
Watch: Kindergarten bias sets boys up for failure
Academics from the University of Georgia and Columbia University think they have more insight into why girls earn higher grades on report cards than boys do, despite the fact that…
Lenovo’s new coffee table computer is one gigantic iPad
The first introductory events of this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicked off quietly this weekend, giving the world a glimpse at the coolest, shiniest new gadgets out there, the…
Watch: Transparent TVs and bendable phones: CES rumor roundup
The Consumer Electronics Show happens every January in Las Vegas: hundreds of thousands of people, acre upon acre of brand new gadgets, and the hopes of tech fans everywhere that…
Online classes target high school dropouts
Arizona’s Sunnyside Unified School District has become the latest K-12 school system to turn to online instruction to help high school dropouts earn their diplomas.…
How school design heavily affects students
Great teachers, stable families and a school's location have long been said to be key to student success. But a new study out of the United Kingdom suggests that a…
Bill to help foster youths with school records
Federal lawmakers have passed a bill that will give social workers better access to school records in an effort to improve dismal education outcomes for foster children, the Associated Press…
Ontario Liberals impose contracts on teachers; unions call it ‘disgraceful’
Students across Ontario face more uncertainty when they head back to class next week, after the province's cash-strapped Liberals outraged unions by forcing two-year contracts on 126,000 public school teachers…