Funds for teacher education
Note: Deadline listed is for notice of intent to apply. The Transition to Teaching program encourages (1) the development and expansion of alternative routes to full State teacher…
Month: April 2011
21st century classrooms for Ariz. educators
Arizona educators can apply for the chance to win a dream classroom outfitted with the latest in education technology, and receive training to go along with it, a…
$5,000 for excellent communities
Tell us about the programs, services, policies, and collaborative efforts that make your community an outstanding place to live, learn and grow by applying for the 2011 100…
$25,000 for community improvement
We know you have some really great BIG Ideas about making the world a better place! Maybe you have a BIG Idea (or a small idea with BIG…
More than $300K for postsecondary information centers
The purpose of the EOC Program is to provide information regarding financial and academic assistance available for individuals who desire to pursue a program of postsecondary education; to…
$550K awards for American Indians with disabilities
The purpose of this program is to provide vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to American Indians with disabilities who reside on or near Federal or State reservations, consistent with…
New online service applies the ‘Netflix’ model to literacy
Capstone Digital has launched a new online service that aims to do for literacy what Netflix has done for consumer entertainment, with the hope that this approach might…
Ed-tech stakeholders protest budget cuts
Educational technology stakeholders are speaking out against federal efforts to eliminate the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program by releasing state profiles and information showing how important the…
Newegg.com awards computer lab to NYC teacher
Andrea Deak, from the H.S. 570 Satellite Academy in New York City, will be honored in a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate her status as the grand prize…
Illinois students receive virtual field trip grants
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Marc Miller announced that more than $63,000 in Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grants will allow nearly 6,000 students to visit Illinois…
Ariz. teacher wins national award
Mesa, Ariz. educator Patricia Urdialez has received the 2011 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award. Urdialez leads the Longfellow Elementary School's family literacy program, which will…
National Park Service “reporter” tweets coverage of the Civil War
Students who follow celebrities and other personalities on Twitter might think a new feature from the National Park Service is an engaging way to learn about U.S. history:…
iPads take a place next to crayons in kindergarten
Kindergarten classes are supplementing crayons, finger paints, and flashcards with iPads, a development that excites supporters but that detractors worry is wasted on pupils too young to appreciate…
Educators disappointed with Cisco’s camera flip
Cisco Systems Inc., one of the titans of the technology industry, on April 12 said it is killing the Flip Video, the most popular video camera in the…
FY11 budget details: a mixed bag for education
Although Congress reached a budget deal for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year—avoiding a government shutdown in the process—the federal education budget did not escape unscathed, and…
For-profit regulations, Pell Grants survive budget compromise
Washington’s last-minute budget deal did not include a provision that would have killed a stringent for-profit college regulation, and Pell Grants remained intact despite deep cuts in education…
Speech therapy moves online
Offering speech therapy to students can be a challenge for school districts: Speech therapists are in short supply; it can be expensive to hire a speech therapist, particularly…
Idaho’s ed-tech vs. teachers: Do you think these changes are fair?
Idaho recently passed a reform law that shifts money from salaries to fund new technology and teacher merit pay. Read “Idaho favors ... Read more
Idaho law favors tech over teacher salaries
The governor signed into law Friday the centerpiece of a major education reform plan that shifts money from salaries to fund new technology and teacher merit pay.
Eleventh-hour budget deal cuts $13B from health, education, labor
A last minute budget deal for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year, forged amid bluster and tough bargaining, averted an embarrassing government shutdown that would have affected…
Which eReader is right for you?
As schools begin to make digital readers available for their students, we've assembled a handy eReader chart to help you quickly and easily compare some of the most…
NYC schools chancellor quits in a blow to mayor’s vision
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said former publishing executive Cathie Black was the perfect choice to head the city's 1.1 million-student school system, because she was "a…
Vote-counting error rocks Wisconsin court race
A stunning discovery of votes in Wisconsin could give the state's hotly contested Supreme Court race to the conservative incumbent in an election with huge implications for educators…
Feds take huge step to protect student privacy
Asking state leaders to use data to drive school improvement and innovation sounds like a logical idea, but how can they also maintain student privacy in this often…
New online system in Florida helps with math monitoring
Springtime is testing time in public schools across Florida, with students, teachers and parents focused on high-stakes, year-end assessments. As essential as these exams are, a growing body…
Editorial: Frenemy of the people
As educators and administrators band together in the face of opposition, it isn’t just vocal school reformers they need to worry about … but policies that undermine the…
Next for education: Teacher avatars
Hoping to brush up on colonial history, a student looks at a computer screen where a smiling, blinking Benjamin Franklin gazes back. The student types a simple question.…
Memidex offers millions of word definitions, etymology, and audio pronunciations
The free online dictionary and thesaurus Memidex has released what it calls the internet's first combined index of external word definitions, audio, and etymology. Memidex now contains more…
‘Funding cliff’ looms as stimulus money runs out
As lawmakers around the country debate their states’ budgets, they’re staring over the edge of a massive fiscal cliff—the point where about $100 billion in federal stimulus money…
‘Teacher cheerleaders’ make online learning successful
As online learning reaches more students in districts across the country, some educators struggle with how they can become successful virtual teachers—but tips from the 2011 National Online…
School leaders eye mobile support 2.0
A growing number of school leaders agree that mobile devices—including students’ personal devices—can, and should, be used in the classroom to promote 21st-century learning and student engagement. But…
Effort seeks to help schools prevent sex violence
Federal officials who want educators to better understand how to prevent and respond to sexual assaults will kick off a nationwide awareness campaign Monday outlining victims' rights and…
Teachers might not see growing math gender gap
A gap in reading and math scores still exists in lower grades, with boys continuing to outpace girls in math, and girls ahead of boys in reading, two…
University researchers aim to improve early learning in STEM
For University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education professors Doug H. Clements and Julie Sarama, the list of federal grants that allow the husband-and-wife research team to continue…
Experts give advice on mobile learning
At this year’s Consortium for School Networking conference in New Orleans, not only did most attendees carry their iPads and smart phones from meeting to meeting; the annual…
eSchool News April 2011
Highlights 31 Netwatch Ten great sites with free teacher resources. 32 Viewpoint Why education is not like business. What’s News ... Read more
How to disseminate the results of a grant-funded project
Seasoned grant writers might notice that some funders, especially for major grant programs, ask for a dissemination plan in their request for proposals. That is, applicants are asked…
Speak Up survey highlights gaps in support of ed tech
In an annual national survey, more than half of parents said they support the use of mobile devices for academic purposes inside their children's classrooms, while more than…