Articles by Meris Stansbury
Originally from Ohio, Meris graduated from Kenyon College in 2006 with a B.A. in English Literature. After graduating, she became the Education Program Manager for The World & I, a monthly educational publication based in D.C., and joined the eSchool News team as Assistant Editor in July 2007. Now Associate Editor at eSchool News, Meris covers the current issues in ed-tech, and manages video news at eSN.TV. Topics she’s most interested in include school reform, global education, and emerging technologies.

“I couldn’t have been hit by a cool car…it had to be a minivan,” laughs Kelby from Oklahoma, an openly gay teen who can’t make the smile reach her eyes…
February 23, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More 
Would you still drive a car if it was the Ford Model T? No? Even if the paint was new and it had air conditioning? The answer would always be…
February 21, 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More 
Terms like “work collaboratively,” “share what you know,” and “problem-solve as a team” are commonly associated with the kinds of 21st-century skills that most people agree today’s students should learn—but…
February 18, 2012 / 3 Comments / Read More 
Think of it this way: Would you support a presidential candidate you knew nothing about? What does this candidate think about taxes? How is this candidate helping those around him?…
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From award-winning software, to a teacher-created program that needs peer input, our readers offered some useful ways in which technology can help English-language learners and those for whom English is…
February 10, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More 
There have been many school reform trends over the past few years: student response systems, video games for math, mobile phones for learning—but none have completely transformed the notion of…
February 9, 2012 / 11 Comments / Read More 
In a recent "Question of the Week," we asked our readers: “'Tis the season to be giving! If you could give just one thing to your students/faculty/peers/school or district, what…
December 22, 2011 / 1 Comment / Read More 
With U.S. schools facing enormous pressure to improve, even as state and local budgets continue to evaporate, teacher compensation is the latest flashpoint in debates about education reform.…
December 15, 2011 / 2 Comments / Read More 
To produce a stimulating 21st-century learning environment, school leaders see educational technology as a no-brainer. But using research to distinguish a truly effective ed-tech product from a less-than-effective product can…
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