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Cyber bullying grows bigger and meaner with photos, video
As younger and more kids get their hands on cell phone and digital cameras and nearly ubiquitous high-speed internet connections, cyber bullying is ramping up and taking on new forms,…
Study: Laptop learning is improving for Henrico students
Two years into a comprehensive three-year study of the laptop initiative in Virginia's Henrico County Public Schools, findings show that students are engaging in more technology-based problem solving, research, teamwork,…
Ad campaign presses candidates on education
An education-advocacy group will begin airing ads this week seeking to nudge Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on ways to improve the standing of U.S. schools compared with…
New vision proposes broader role for schools
Randi Weingarten, the New Yorker who is rising to become president of the American Federation of Teachers, says she wants to replace President Bush's focus on standardized testing with a…
UW-Madison gives out scanners to spot fake IDs
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has outfitted eight stores that sell alcohol in downtown Madison with free electronic scanners designed to boost the retailers' ability to weed out fake IDs, the…
The new philanthropists: Silicon Valley teens
Meet the latest philanthropists, reports the San Francisco Chronicle: Silicon Valley teens with innate computer networking skills, affluent family connections, and the one-click ability to bear witness to global poverty.…
High cost of driving ignites online classes boom
Due to the rising cost of fuel, thousands of students nationwide, including many who were previously reluctant to study online, have suddenly decided to take one or more college classes…
App store for iPhone
The App Store is a way for owners of the iPhone and Touch to add games and other software and Web shortcuts to the devices. Heavyweight participants include Facebook,…
Education effort relies on McCain, Obama
In an effort to build pressure on the candidates to lead education efforts, former Oklahoma Republican Rep. J.C. Watts said he and others are taking the issue to battleground states…
Online ‘textbooks’ see college doors opening
As textbook prices skyrocket, college students and faculty seeking more affordable options increasingly are turning to "open textbooks" as an alternative, USA Today reports. …