eSchool News March 2011
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Month: March 2011
Viewpoint: Scarce resources, insufficient talent threaten to sink public education
Our disadvantaged students are about to encounter the “perfect storm”: a lack of resources needed to ensure they are not left behind and an insufficient number of talented…
Students excel in STEM gaming challenge
Twelve students in grades 5-8 are winners in the first-ever National STEM Video Game Challenge, a competition to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education…
Knowledge of Civil War history could lead to college scholarships
High school students who know their Civil War history can turn their knowledge into college scholarships in the National Civil War Student Challenge, a timed online competition launched…
Indiana GOP pushes ahead with big voucher program
Indiana's Republican leadership is pushing ahead with a proposal that would be the nation's broadest use of school vouchers, allowing even middle-class families to use taxpayer money to…
New program brings solar panels, and education, to schools
With energy efficiency becoming a universal concern, it seems natural that the conversation should move to schools. Johnson Controls’ Solar for Schools program brings the focus to the…
Student pushes back against college gossip site
Hurling online insults is easy when you’re anonymous. Putting a name to that invective changes everything—and that’s what University of Southern California freshman Haley Winters is banking on.
Experts outline challenges facing math instruction
Numerous studies point to a fact that cannot be ignored: U.S. students’ math and science performance trails that of several other countries, and the nation’s classrooms need qualified,…
Obama says too much testing makes education boring
President Barack Obama said Monday that students should take fewer standardized tests and school performance should be measured in other ways than just exam results. Too much testing…
Poll: Are we testing students too much?
President Obama recently said during an event that today’s standardized tests make learning boring for students and are often used ... Read more