Laura Ascione, Author at eSchool News

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Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Sandy Hook shooting survivors should be in school, need ‘routine,’ psychologist says

December 18, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Connecticut school officials' plan to get survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting back together at a new school is exactly the right decision, says a youth…

District Management

Computers will taste, smell and hear within five years, IBM predicts

November 5, 2013December 18, 2012 by Laura Ascione

As 2012 winds down, lots of people are looking back at the year in tech. But at IBM, researchers have released a list of trends to expect not…

IT Management

Developers worried about new rules for phone apps

December 18, 2012 by Laura Ascione

A cell phone game for kids about U.S. geography, “Stack the States,” gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by…

IT Management

Digital devices engage tots, but some experts discourage use before age 2

December 18, 2012 by Laura Ascione

If there’s one toy guaranteed to captivate toddlers this holiday season, it’s the iPad, reports the Washington Post. What’s more appealing to a tot than blinking lights, fun…

IT Management

YouTube introduces Capture for easy recording and sharing

December 18, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Google announced a new iOS app called YouTube Capture that lets users film and upload a video in as few as three clicks, reports CNET. Users can post…

IT Management

The nation heads back to school with new worries about safety

December 17, 2012 by Laura Ascione

In Boston, the public schools have asked the police to step up visits to elementary schools throughout the day on Monday, The New York Times reports. In Denver,…

IT Management

Apple in 2013: Five predictions

November 5, 2013December 17, 2012 by Laura Ascione

What will Apple do next? It's the very secret sauce that keeps the company interesting, along with some very successful products, CNET reports.

IT Management

Test of algebra relevance as scores fall

December 17, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Steve Shapiro, a math teacher at Falls Church High School in Fairfax County, had a sick feeling when he saw the results of last spring’s state math tests,…

District Management

Elementary teachers in Toronto expected to join picket lines next week

December 17, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Hundreds of thousands of Ontario students will have to stay home next week as public elementary teachers in many school boards stage one-day strikes, including a massive walkout…

Curriculum

D.C. releases results of nation’s first-ever standardized test on health and sex ed

December 14, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Fifth- and eighth graders in the District are pretty well-versed in emotional-health issues but have a lot to learn about the human body, according to results from the…

District Management

Weighing options for expanding school choice

December 14, 2012 by Laura Ascione

In debates over school choice, like the one brewing as the 83rd legislative session draws closer, traditional public school districts are often cast as stubborn defenders of the…

IT Management

NYC teachers’ fund pledges $1 billion in Sandy aid

December 14, 2012 by Laura Ascione

A pension fund for city teachers is pledging $1 billion in new investments toward repairing roads and bridges damaged by Superstorm Sandy and other infrastructure projects, the Associated…

District Management

Teachers plan strike in northeastern Pa. district

December 14, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Teachers are planning to strike next week in a small community in northeastern Pennsylvania, reports the Associated Press. Officials in the Old Forge school district say the walkout…

District Management

FTC expected to settle Google patent case

December 12, 2012 by Laura Ascione

After months of negotiations, federal regulators and Google could reach a deal as soon as this week over how the search company uses its acquired stockpile of patents…

IT Management

Could Verizon nix unlimited data for everyone?

December 12, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Verizon Wireless isn't making it easy for loyal, longtime smart phone customers to keep their existing unlimited data plans, CNET reports. And now some subscribers, who are willing…

Teaching & Learning

KIPP D.C. wins $10 million in Race to the Top education-grant competition

December 12, 2012 by Laura Ascione

The Washington Post reports that charter school operator KIPP D.C. is among 16 winners of the federal government’s Race to the Top District grant competition, U.S. Department of…

IT Management

David Pogue’s 12 Days of Gadgets

December 12, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Ho-ho-ho, people! Time to rack your brains to come up with cool gifts for the tech nuts in your life. Most “holiday tech gift idea” lists are full…

Teaching & Learning

S.C. panel urges more spending to recruit teachers

December 12, 2012 by Laura Ascione

South Carolina's education oversight panel recommended that legislators spend more on programs designed to draw high school students into teaching and fill slots in the state's neediest schools,…

District Management

The key skills today’s employers desire

December 11, 2012December 10, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Education stakeholders are quick to champion students’ need for “21st century skills”—but what do employers say they want students to learn? And, how should schools adapt as a…

Sandy Hook shooting survivors should be in school, need ‘routine,’ psychologist says

Computers will taste, smell and hear within five years, IBM predicts

Developers worried about new rules for phone apps

Digital devices engage tots, but some experts discourage use before age 2

YouTube introduces Capture for easy recording and sharing

The nation heads back to school with new worries about safety

Apple in 2013: Five predictions

Test of algebra relevance as scores fall

Elementary teachers in Toronto expected to join picket lines next week

D.C. releases results of nation’s first-ever standardized test on health and sex ed

Weighing options for expanding school choice

NYC teachers’ fund pledges $1 billion in Sandy aid

Teachers plan strike in northeastern Pa. district

FTC expected to settle Google patent case

Could Verizon nix unlimited data for everyone?

KIPP D.C. wins $10 million in Race to the Top education-grant competition

David Pogue’s 12 Days of Gadgets

S.C. panel urges more spending to recruit teachers

The key skills today’s employers desire

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