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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…
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…
Which universities are more highly ranked by high school counselors than by colleges officials?
Do high school counselors and college officials view universities differently? To answer this question, U.S. News is publishing a first-ever analysis of colleges in our National Universities rankings category that…
Commission recommends core changes to education
Students seeking admission to SUNY schools of education should be required to have grade-point averages of at least 3.0, with the aim of boosting teacher quality, a blue-ribbon state advisory…
Share With 911: Empowering the school community to keep kids safe
Sharewith911 may just be the best solution I've seen for improving school safety, says Christopher Dawson for ZDNet Education.…
An idea promised the sky, but India is still waiting
The idea was, and still is, captivating: in 2011, the Indian government and two Indian-born tech entrepreneurs unveiled a $50 tablet computer, to be built in India with Google’s free…
Column: Why schools used to be better
It’s one of the ironies of education reform that despite wave after wave, schools are seen by many as in worse shape as before all the changes, says the Washington…



