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How effective are student surveys in teacher evaluations?
Student surveys about their classroom teachers have merit and could be useful, but school leaders should take care to not be too influenced by student feedback, according to a new…
How proper ed-tech implementation can transform learning
A new report outlines four critical challenges facing public education and identifies steps that school and district leaders must take in the next two years to ensure that digital learning…
Schools changing texting policies
At a time when many school districts are crafting stricter regulations about teachers text messaging with students, the Franklin Local Schools district in Ohio is embracing texting as an effective…
Idaho education board repeals online class obligation
Idaho students won’t have to take any online classes before graduating, at least for now, after the state education board voted to repeal the online-learning requirement. The move comes after…
Loose ends to drive second term education agenda
Loose ends and thorny partisan issues that have long dogged attempts to move forward on education await the next Congress as President Barack Obama's second term begins.…
How the government can drive school innovation
Most of the funding and decision-making around education in this country occur at the state and local levels. The federal government has limited ability to effect change. That said, what…
More training is key to better school data use
Schools and districts have come a long way in gathering and analyzing data to help boost student achievement, but according to a new report from the Data Quality Campaign (DQC),…
Next step for MOOCs: Helping with remedial math
A free online math course being developed by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse could dramatically reduce the need for students to take remedial math when they start college and put…
Plato Learning gets new name: Edmentum
Bloomington, Minn.-based Plato Learning, the education software firm that was acquired by a private equity firm in 2010, will announce Nov. 15 that it's changing its name to reflect newfound…
2013 eRate filing window announced
Schools and libraries can begin requesting their share of $2.3 billion in telecommunications discounts through the federal eRate program on Dec. 12, and they'll have until March 14 to apply…