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Kindles in school make reading fun for students
From the outside looking in on Christy Collins' seventh-grade language arts class at Baldwyn Middle School in Mississippi, it might seem odd to find students surfing the internet and perusing…
Test of algebra relevance as scores fall
Steve Shapiro, a math teacher at Falls Church High School in Fairfax County, had a sick feeling when he saw the results of last spring’s state math tests, the Washington…
D.C. releases results of nation’s first-ever standardized test on health and sex ed
Fifth- and eighth graders in the District are pretty well-versed in emotional-health issues but have a lot to learn about the human body, according to results from the city’s (and…
The 12 most popular eSN stories of 2012
We’ve assembled a list of the dozen most popular stories we’ve published in the last year, as measured by the number of page views each received. If you missed any…
Free online tool enables users to create digital stories
Meograph is an easy way to create interactive digital stories out of video, audio, pictures, text, maps, timelines, links, and other media.…
U.S. fourth graders show gains in science, math; eighth-grade achievement flat
American fourth-graders are performing better than they were four years ago in math and reading, but students four years older show no such progress, a global study released Dec. 11…
Florida may reduce tuition for select majors
Rick Scott, businessman turned politician, campaigned for governor in 2010 with promises to run Florida like a successful business — more efficiency, lower costs, less hand-wringing and measurable results, the…
iPads to enhance learning for education majors
Beginning this spring, 575 undergraduate students at the University of Oklahoma's Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education will be given fourth-generation iPads to complete assignments and create lesson plans, and they'll…
Five common misconceptions about today’s students
It seems that every generation has a few gripes about the younger ones. But are there misconceptions specific to today’s students?…
The key skills today’s employers desire
Education stakeholders are quick to champion students’ need for “21st century skills”—but what do employers say they want students to learn? And, how should schools adapt as a result?…