Feds recruit schools in cyber security effort
With America on high alert for possible terrorist activity at the outset of war with Iraq, schools are being asked ... Read more
Month: March 2003
Best Practice: Kaplan test-taking strategies help raise API and test scores
California’s Yamato Colony Elementary School faces steep obstacles to ensuring that all students succeed. Ninety percent of the school’s 500-plus ... Read more
Study: Spell-check function can make students’ writing worse
A study by four University of Pittsburgh researchers suggests that students who use the grammar and spell-check functions of word ... Read more
Best Practice: Kaplan program improves students’ pass rate on state math exam
Like most high-stakes tests across the country, the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) poses a significant challenge for schools ... Read more
Tap into this CoSN toolkit for “Promoting Online Safety”
The Consortium for School Networking has released new resources to help guide school leaders when they talk to parents and ... Read more
Lawmakers query FCC about ‘troubling’ eRate abuse
Two Republican lawmakers have asked the nation’s top communications regulator to explain what his agency is doing to prevent fraud ... Read more
Become a NASA Educator Astronaut
NASA is recruiting individuals with specific experience and expertise in K-12 education to become Educator Astronauts who will help the ... Read more
New online teacher college touted as NCLB solution
As an alternative to traditional, brick-and-mortar teacher colleges, Western Governors University (WGU)—an online institution based in Salt Lake City—has created ... Read more
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, is seeking proposals ... Read more
For the first time, NASA is recruiting individuals with specific experience and expertise in K-12 education to become Educator Astronauts ... Read more
