While solar and wind power get most of the headlines, geothermal power is quietly gaining traction on college campuses where energy costs can siphon millions each year from…
The Tennessee Department of Education has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to provide training to teachers statewide on using the thousands of free, standards-based…
Social networking site Facebook said it has formed an advisory board consisting of five internet safety organizations to consult on issues related to online safety, Reuters reports.
Using software that includes both on- and off-computer activities led to significant gains in the communication and social skills of students with autism, a Los Angeles Unified School…
As would-be educators and the schools looking to hire them continue to explore alternative routes to teacher certification, education publishing giant Pearson has announced a new pilot program…
The federal stimulus money for education is prompting states, much more than before, to embrace reforms promoted by the U.S. Department of Education, reports the Christian Science Monitor.
According to an Australian-Chinese study, teenagers who are addicted to the internet are more likely to engage in self-harming behavior, Reuters reports.
The 2010 filing window for the federal e-Rate program opened Dec. 3, and interconnected voice over IP (VoIP) and text messaging used for educational purposes are two services…
The Obama administration will spend at least $3.5 billion to push local officials around the country to close failing schools and reopen them with new teachers and principals,…
Social networking soon could be used to help form a virtual community of campus educators charged with creating a national certification for teachers of remedial college courses, after…
Sexting -- the practice of sharing sexually explicit photos, videos, or chat by cell phone or on the web -- is fairly commonplace among young people, new research…
The video game industry is doing a better job at keeping young kids away from violent and other inappropriate content than the music and movie businesses, according to…
A former Arizona school district employee is accused of using school computers in an experiment to find intelligent life from outer space, costing the worker his job and…
Middle school student Hope Witsell was just beginning the journey from child to teen. But one impetuous move robbed Hope of her childhood, and eventually, her life, MSNBC…
Thirty-seven students at the Delaware County Technical School in Aston, Pa., are enrolled in a new network systems program that offers a concentration in the exploding field of…
As the Federal Communications Commission works to complete a national broadband plan by mid-February, the cable industry has proposed an innovative plan of its own to help close…
Analysts say Comcast Corp. likely will have to accept substantial conditions if the cable TV provider wants to win regulatory approval for control of NBC Universal's broadcast network,…
Once considered a highly specialized field, assistive technology (AT) now increasingly can be found in applications and devices sold to the general public, says a new report that…
Three California boys were booked on suspicion of bullying or kicking red-haired students at a middle school when a Facebook prank inspired by an episode of the television…
The Idaho Statesman reports that student-teacher interactions via video conferencing over a dedicated broadband network soon could become commonplace in Idaho, thanks to the new Idaho Education Network.