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  • More high school students are taking courses online
    Mon, Nov 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Distance learning
    Georgia started offering virtual courses in 2005 because some schools, especially rural ones, couldn't offer many Advanced Placement or specialty courses, which left motivated students at a disadvantage. Since then, participation in the state's virtual school program has grown considerably, although some school systems are still hesitant to use it, reports the Macon Telegraph. [ Read More ]

  • Federal researchers find lower standards in schools
    Fri, Oct 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research
    A new federal study shows that nearly a third of states lowered their academic proficiency standards in recent years, a step that helps schools stay ahead of sanctions under the No Child Left Behind law, reports the New York Times. [ Read More ]

  • Law school won't report illegal downloaders after all
    Fri, Oct 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    Brooklyn Law School officials have reversed an earlier decision to release the names to copyright holders of students found downloading copyright-protected material and instead will issue cease-and-desist letters to the offenders, Above the Law reports. [ Read More ]

  • Hebrew, Hindi, other scripts get web address nod
    Fri, Oct 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Broadband
    The nonprofit body that oversees internet addresses has approved the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the web dramatically more inclusive, reports the Associated Press. [ Read More ]

  • Report questions Duncan's policy of closing failing schools
    Thu, Oct 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    Education Secretary Arne Duncan oversaw the closing of dozens of failing schools when he was CEO of the Chicago public schools, and in his new post, he has drawn on those experiences, putting school turnaround efforts at the center of his education reforms. But a study from University of Chicago researchers concludes that most students in schools that closed during the first five years of Duncan's tenure in Chicago saw little benefit, reports the New York Times. [ Read More ]

  • Google co-founder wants more computers in schools
    Thu, Oct 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Curriculum
    High school dropout Sergey Brin has a few ideas on how the U.S. education system should be improved. Not surprisingly for the guy who co-founded Google, where he still serves as president of technology and one of the company's three key decision-makers, a lot of those ideas center on computers, reports the Los Angeles Times. [ Read More ]

  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt enters new chapter in textbooks
    Thu, Oct 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Microsoft Corp.
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, one of the oldest publishers in the United States, plans to unveil the biggest deal in its history on Oct. 29: a $40 million, multiyear contract with the Detroit Public Schools. But this is not the typical agreement to sell a textbook to every student. Instead, Houghton will be providing a computer-based teaching system it developed with Microsoft Corp. that will connect teachers, students, and administrators, reports the Boston Globe. [ Read More ]

  • Stanford punishes digital pirates
    Thu, Oct 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
    As the entertainment industry increasingly takes aim at college students for illegal downloading, Stanford University administrators continue to take steps of their own to crack down on illegal file-sharing on campus, reports the Stanford Daily. [ Read More ]

  • New software helps prevent dropouts
    Wed, Oct 28, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Software
    It's billed as an Emergency Dropout Early Warning System: New software tracks student information and can predict which students are at highest risk to drop out, allowing counselors to step in early and take action, KENS 5 News reports. [ Read More ]

  • Schools turn to technology to get kids exercising
    Wed, Oct 28, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Athletics
    A growing number of schools are mixing technology and exercise to motivate kids, Newsday reports. "It's definitely a trend," said Colleen Corsi, executive director of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. [ Read More ]

  • School's Kindle conversion sparks controversy
    Tue, Oct 27, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies
    Cushing Academy, a private boarding school in Ashburnham, Mass., last summer began getting rid of most of its library's books. In their place: a fully digital collection. Library watchers say it could be the first school library, public or private, to forsake ink and paper in favor of eBooks, USA Today reports. [ Read More ]

 

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