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Classic literature to be dropped from high schools in favor of ‘informational texts’
If you really want to hear about it, new educational standards now approved in 46 out of 50 states mandate that nonfiction books constitute at least 70 per cent of…
Economic reality marries age-old idea of apprenticeship with college
Five-foot-two Jesica Bush exudes confidence, whether she's scribbling notes in a 6:30 a.m. class at Bates Technical College here or wrestling 900-pound girders atop a mock two-story building, says the…
Math game scores with students
Fourteen- and 15-year-olds can be a tough crowd—especially when it comes to math. But featuring the unpopular subject in an interactive video game and turning it into a competition managed…
Google gives $23 million to boost science education for girls, minorities
Google is announcing $23 million in grants to spur innovation among charities and increase education for girls and minority students in science and technology, the Associated Press reports.…
New spec could improve educational web searches
A major effort to help publishers tag educational content using a new specification could help teachers quickly find age-appropriate resources online.…
NASA Education launches new Clubhouse for K-4 students
A new room awaits kids on the NASA Kids’ Club website: The Clubhouse, accessible from the mission control console on the NASA Kids’ Club page, includes games and interactive features…
Watch: Chicago schools start to see fruits of new Common Core
As a guinea pig in a nationwide experiment, Chicago's Philip D. Armour Elementary School is seeing drastic improvements in student performance, the Huffington Post reports. …
For young Latino readers, an image is missing
Like many of his third-grade classmates, Mario Cortez-Pacheco likes reading the “Magic Tree House” series, about a brother and a sister who take adventurous trips back in time. He also…
The 10 biggest ed-tech stories of 2012
Touch-screen tablets transform special education … States and schools ramp up for new online assessments … Educators “flip” over a revolutionary instructional model: These are among the many key ed-tech…
Op-Ed: It’s time we ditched the college admissions tests
Parents, high school students, and college counselors, listen up. I’ve got good news about those dreaded and bank-account-draining college admission tests and test prep programs, Takepart.com reports.…