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Laura Devaney is the Managing Editor for eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. While attending UMD, Laura wrote for a local neighborhood newspaper before interning with eSchool News. Upon gr
Review seeks clarity in projector debate
In the sharply competitive digital projector market, educators often must feel like they're caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between manufacturers of Digital Light Processing (DLP) and Liquid Crystal…
Text-to-speech reversal kindles disappointment
It's been a tough few weeks for Amazon.com and its Kindle eBook reader: Advocates for students with disabilities already were disappointed with the company's Feb. 27 decision to give publishers…
Obama backs merit pay, early childhood education
With an emphasis on 21st-century education, President Obama called for better early childhood education programs, tougher teacher standards, and increased pay for outstanding educators and desperately-needed math and science teachers. Key…
Fed FY2010 budget outline emphasizes ed
Education--and especially higher education for all students--is a critical area of focus in President Obama's proposed budget for next year, which he outlined for Congress in a 146-page plan on…
Education snags $105.9B in stimulus package
The final $787 billion stimulus bill that President Obama is expected to sign today contains $105.9 billion for education, including $650 million for the federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT)…
Why some students prefer virtual schooling
What motivates a growing number of virtual-school students to forgo the traditional school structure and take their classes entirely online? At the Virtual School Symposium hosted by the North American Council…
What superintendents need from their CTOs
Communication and trust are critical in the relationship between a school district's chief technology officer (CTO) and superintendent, said panelists at a Nov. 19 webinar that focused on what superintendents…
Report assesses K-12 online learning
While online learning is growing rapidly, its continued growth will require specific policy and funding changes that focus on increasing educational choices and opportunities while ensuring high quality and improved…
Technology key for Broad Prize winner
The annual Broad Prize for Urban Education--the largest education prize in the United States, which honors the nation's most improved urban school district--has been awarded to Texas' Brownsville Independent School…
Technology key to analyzing assessment data
Through the careful application of technology in classroom assessments, schools and teachers can improve instruction for students, and states can develop comprehensive longitudinal data systems to better analyze student performance,…