Superintendent's Center News Archive

Superintendents turn to tech academies to boost skills »

As the need for tech-savvy students becomes more pressing, school leaders' technology skills must also keep pace, and superintendents across the nation are enrolling in technology-focused professional development academies to ensure that their school districts...

APQC: Process management can improve education »

An ambitious program aims to transform K-12 education outcomes by focusing on the processes through which schools strive to achieve those outcomes--and it already has led to positive results (and millions of dollars in savings)...

Study questions digital-divide efforts »

Two researchers at Duke University have published a draft study that raises questions about the academic value of giving students home computers and broadband internet access. Their study has led to a flurry of media...

How to survive the school budget crisis »

Times are tough, and that’s especially true for education. To help school leaders in this time of need, we’ve put together a special section at eSchool News Online, called “Surviving the School Budget Crisis.” This...

Study reveals factors in ed-tech success »

Schools with one-to-one computing programs have fewer discipline problems, lower dropout rates, and higher rates of college attendance than schools with a higher ratio of students to computers, according to new research. But for one-to-one...

New system combines classroom audio, emergency alert »

A new classroom product that combines sound amplification, lecture capture, and emergency alert capabilities in a single system could have a big impact on the safety of K-12 and higher-education classrooms....

Superintendent’s online-learning business raises concerns »

The superintendent of Minnesota's Houston School District is leaving amid concerns about his involvement with a private online-learning consulting firm....

Supremes: Stop (texting) in the name of love »

The U.S. Supreme Court had a message June 17 for workers with cell phones and other devices provided by their employers: Use your own cell phone if you’ve got something to text that you don’t...

Wisconsin agency aims to transform education’s core »

With support from all of its 45 superintendents, a Wisconsin regional service agency is determined to reinvent the very nature of public education so that all students are equipped with the 21st-century skills necessary to...

Final common standards in English, math released »

A year-long effort to define a common set of academic standards for English and math culminated on June 2 with the release of the final version of the Common Core State Standards, which aim to...