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Tornado devastates Okla. elementary school
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs May 20, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire,…
Pilot hopes to draw students to computer programming through music
Students in Mike Reilly's computer programming classes could be helping to bust the stereotype of the computer nerd hunched over a keyboard, writing programs that crunch numbers and sort lists.…
In Maine, push for virtual schools fades
A group of digital-education experts is recommending that Maine create an online directory to help school districts and teachers find, choose and write reviews of digital learning resources. But the 17-member…
15 education leaders to follow on Twitter
One of the fastest ways to get breaking news, and one of the best platforms for instant networking, is Twitter. Twitter is replete with people who love to discuss…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.…
Wash. law boosts AP computer science education
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill opening the door for schools across the state to count Advanced Placement (AP) computer science as a math or science credit. The law’s…
32 summer professional development opportunities
It’s a common misconception that education professionals have summer vacation like their students. But anyone who’s been a teacher, administrator, or even superintendent knows that summer is the perfect opportunity…
How teachers use Pinterest in the classroom
Long a favorite among craft enthusiasts, the popular DIY site Pinterest, in which users “pin” online images to virtual pin boards for later reference, is gaining ground in education. Educators…
Eleven new ed-tech services to watch
An online simulation in which students create their own company, then compete with each other by buying and selling shares of stock, and an iPad app for visual learning and…
Students’ ‘magic school bus’ increases college acceptance rates
Most educators are familiar with the adventures of Ms. Frizzle’s Magic School Bus and the incredible journeys students take while riding it to explore the solar system, inside the earth,…