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.
Obama’s misguided policies and the overhyped documentary Waiting for “Superman” have turned America against its teachers, education expert Diane Ravitch writes for The Daily Beast—and this vitriol is…
To raise enthusiasm for STEM studies and to address the technology gap in classrooms, Samsung is asking 6th-12th grade teachers and their students to produce creative videos that…
The DemandTec Retail Challenge is a math and science scholarship competition that lets high school seniors across the United States compete to win a monetary scholarship toward the…
This award honors districts for excellence in promoting informed practices, productive collaborations, sustained improvement, and an evolving awareness of their responsibilities to ensure safe, equitable, and ethical uses…
CoSN members are invited to nominate an ed tech leader in U.S. K-12 school district or educational service agency who has been a true technology champion. (The nominee…
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The…
The Youth Prize aims to engage middle school students (grades 5 through 8) in STEM learning by challenging them to design original video games. The Challenge will be…
The contest is designed to educate and create awareness about the positive impact trees have on the environment. One school or community will be awarded five unique, historical…
Recorded Books K-12 and three-time Teacher of the Year award winner Alan Sitomer are challenging middle and high-school teachers to collaborate with their students and create a book…
Educators are asked to answer the question, “What would $200 help you do with your school’s library?” The 10 ideas that garner the most votes through an open…
NBC News president Steve Capus said his network’s Education Nation summit this week would be a fair, serious look at public education today—but it wasn’t even close, writes…
In the not-so-distant future, you'll be walking down the street and your phone will beep and offer you a few lunch suggestions just around the corner, or it…
British scientists have found the first direct evidence that attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genetic disorder, and they say their research eventually could lead to better treatments…
Are texting-while-driving bans working? In a controversial report released Sept. 28, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, found that…
The first initiative of the George W. Bush Institute will focus on improving the performance of school principals, reports the Associated Press. "We know the teachers have a…
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