School Actions for Emergencies
Duncan: Hard to teach kids scared of being killed
Too many students worry more about being killed by a gun than learning in the classroom, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said on Jan. 17, as he cautioned that…
Obama to unveil gun violence, school security measures
President Barack Obama's broad effort to reduce gun violence and boost school security will include proposed bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, as well as…
Could janitors be one school’s line of defense?
A rural school district in Ohio is drawing attention with its plans to arm a handful of its non-teaching employees with handguns this year—perhaps even janitors.…
Judge: School can move girl in ID-tracking case
A Texas school district can transfer a student who is citing religious reasons for her refusal to wear a so-called “smart ID” card that is part of an…
Parents hesitant about NRA’s proposal for more guns in schools
The nation's largest gun-rights lobby on Dec. 21 called for the placement of an armed police officer in every school, but parents and educators question how safe such…
Changes in law aim to protect kids’ internet privacy
Aiming to prevent companies from exploiting online information about children under 13, the Obama administration on Dec. 19 imposed sweeping changes in regulations designed to protect a young…
Principal: Why our new educator evaluation system is unethical
A few years ago, a student at my high school was having a terrible time passing one of the exams needed to earn a Regents Diploma, The Washington…
Shakespeare’s sonnets come to life in new app
A new app aims to bring William Shakespeare's sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York…
‘Supercapacitor’ could fully charge your phone in less than 30 seconds
An 18-year-old recently won $50,000 in scholarship funds for inventing a supercapacitor that could one day be used to fully charge a mobile device like a smartphone in…
Schools add to test load, just to assess the questions
English tests? Check. Math tests? Check. Summer vacation? Not so fast. Students in New York State sweated their way through some of the toughest exams in state history…
Five ways teachers can use technology to help students
The Huffington Post reports that Thomas Edison once said, "Books will soon be obsolete in the public schools... our school system will be completely changed inside of ten…
With Google Play For Education, Google looks to challenge Apple’s dominance in the classroom
Teachers will now be able to search for and recommend learning content by category, grade level, and a variety of other criteria, and will have the opportunity to…