International
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Gates to students: Consider IT careers
Mon, Feb 25, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: 21st Century skills
A widespread shortage of information technology graduates across North America is forcing Microsoft Corp. and other software companies to look to developing countries such as China to meet their needs, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says. [ Read More ]
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U.S. educators seek new ideas abroad
Tue, Feb 19, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Global competitiveness
What lessons might American educators learn about how other countries are using educational technology? And is that even the right question? An eSchool News review of the subject suggests that the answers are not necessarily clear cut. [ Read More ]
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STEM education program gets $12 million boost
Fri, Feb 01, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Global competitiveness
A new program to create more schools focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education will prepare Ohio students to better compete in a global marketplace, state officials said Jan. 30. [ Read More ]
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Survey: Schools fail to teach innovation
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: 21st Century skills
Nearly three out of five American teens do not believe their high school is preparing them adequately for a career in technology or engineering, according to the 2008 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index, an annual survey that gauges Americans' attitudes toward invention and innovation. [ Read More ]
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'... Something needs to be done now'
Fri, Dec 07, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: Global competitiveness
The poor showing of U.S. students on the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam has renewed calls to improve math and science instruction to keep the nation competitive in the new global economy. [ Read More ]
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MIT adapts free online courses for high schools
Thu, Nov 29, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: 21st Century skills
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created a new web site with free online resources that aim to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction at the high school level. [ Read More ]
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Another book-scanning project rivals Google's
Thu, Nov 29, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: International
Nearly a decade ago, computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University embarked on a project with an astonishingly lofty goal: Digitize the published works of humankind and make them freely available online. The architects of the Universal Digital Library initiative on Nov. 27 said they have surpassed their initial target, having scanned more than 1.5 million books, and are continuing to scan thousands more each day. [ Read More ]
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Stakeholders 'speak up' for 21st-century skills
Thu, Nov 15, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: 21st Century skills
School leaders, students, and parents are now able to take part in Project Tomorrow's Speak Up 2007. The annual survey asks participants about 21st-century skills, global competitiveness, and technology, among other issues. [ Read More ]
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Ed-tech groups issue urgent call to action
Mon, Nov 05, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: 21st Century skills
A new position paper highlights three educational technology advocacy groups' shared vision of a U.S. that prepares its students for success in the 21st century "digital world" through broad and intensive use of technology. [ Read More ]
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Low-cost laptop deals heat up
Thu, Nov 01, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: International
Mere hours after news broke that Uruguay's government placed the first official order for the One Laptop Per Child initiative's XO, or "$100 laptop," chip giant Intel Corp. announces that Libya has ordered 150,000 of Intel's own version of the low-cost laptop, the Classmate PC. [ Read More ]
