School Administration

  • eMail overload spurs new sorting tools
    Tue, Dec 04, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  email
    Reflecting a trend that could greatly aid overwhelmed educators and administrators, a handful of new technology companies are springing up to deal with the problem of eMail overload, which is now often considered a much bigger workplace problem than traditional eMail spam. [ Read More ]

  • SIS software evolves to meet complex needs
    Tue, Oct 30, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  Student information systems
    With a heightened focus on accountability spurring the use of data to track student progress, a robust student information system (SIS) has become a critical component of today's school systems. And companies are striving to meet this need by developing ever more dynamic software. [ Read More ]

  • Sun sheds light on digital archiving
    Tue, Oct 23, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  Data management
    As a growing number of schools and libraries worldwide search for answers on how to store, preserve, and maintain digital materials, computing technology developer Sun Microsystems announces the formation of a global special interest working group to share best practices for digital archiving. [ Read More ]

  • Rochester City schools take assessment to another level
    Wed, Sep 12, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  Assessment & Evaluation
    New York state's Rochester City School District faces many of the same challenges as other large urban school districts nationwide--including high student mobility, large numbers of students from single-parent and non-English-speaking families, and pervasive poverty. The district has 34,000 preK-12 students and 15,000 adult students in continuing-education programs, with 3,600 teachers scattered across 39 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools, and several alternative education programs. At the same time, it is subject to increased requirements for accountability, despite its limited resources. [ Read More ]

  • SAT scores drop, despite focus on writing
    Wed, Aug 29, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  Assessment & Evaluation
    SAT scores for the high school class of 2007 were slightly lower than those of the previous year's test-takers, the College Board reported today. This year's group was larger and more diverse than its predecessors, the board noted, and a survey of educators pointed to growing attention to writing in the classroom. [ Read More ]

  • New way to make school purchases: RFID
    Thu, Jul 19, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  School Administration
    In what is believed to be the first experiment of its kind at a U.S. school, students and staff members at Pennsylvania’s Slippery Rock University soon will be able to use their cell phones to make payments at locations on campus, as well as with participating merchants in the surrounding community, by attaching a small radio-frequency identification (RFID) token to their phones. [ Read More ]

 

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