How to fire an IT person
Information technology (IT) personnel can cause devastating damage to your systems and your morale if you don’t handle a termination right, as the recent case of a private…
Month: June 2008
Fuel prices force schools to get creative
With fuel prices soaring to record-breaking numbers, school districts across the nation have been forced to rethink standard practices and cut corners just to keep their budgets afloat.…
$21,000 in cash and science equipment from Vernier Software & Technology
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Vernier Software & Technology have announced the seven winners of their 2008 NSTA/Vernier Technology Awards. Ranging from elementary school teachers to…
$45,000 from the Verizon Foundation for family tech literacy
Five projects that help students and their families develop technology literacy skills will share a total of $45,000 in grants from the Verizon Foundation and the National Center…
$120,000 to support early childhood advisory councils
The National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices has awarded 12 states and territories $10,000 grants to support early childhood advisory councils (ECACs) in an effort to bolster…
$115 million from the Education Department to improve history teaching
Through its Teaching American History program, the U.S. Department of Education recently awarded 121 grants, totaling $114.7 million, to improve the quality of American history education in districts…
Education in Focus: New presentation features aim to lower costs–and appeal to schools
Aiming to win over education customers, makers of projectors and other presentation systems are focusing their latest efforts on saving schools time and money.
Maine writes a new ed-tech success story
Since the early 1990s, Maine has been at the forefront of educational innovation, thanks largely to the adoption of new standards--called the Maine Learning Results--as a driver for…
eSN TechWatch: High-tech teacher training – June 2, 2008
Computer-generated students inhabiting a virtual classroom are helping teachers-in-training learn to deal with classroom-management challenges. Plus, more news from the One Laptop Per Child initiative.
eSN TechWatch: June 2008
Former Fairfax County, Va., superintendent Daniel Domenech outlines his plan for revitalizing the 143-year-old American Association of School Administrators. Plus, a look at ed-tech news from around the…