A key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee is challenging Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to require all developers that make apps for their mobile devices to adopt…
Whatever problems may now dog our public education system, at least every child can get a free education, right? Well, not exactly, reports the Lookout.
The U.S. must mirror the educational practices of top-performing countries if it is to regain its competitive advantage, according to a new report from the National Center on…
America's students will be learning about the U.S. Constitution this coming school year with help from a decidedly conservative Idaho publishing house, if a Tea Party group gets…
A new state-level grant competition will direct $500 million in federal funding to improve child care and early childhood learning as part of the Obama administration's signature Race…
edWeb.net, a professional social network for the education community, has announced a new online professional learning community designed for new teachers, called "New Teacher Help." With standardized testing,…
Members of an influential online-learning task force said states should create uniform standards for online colleges and universities, making it easier for institutions to comply with a federal…
Walk into the third grade classroom at Westmark School and you’ll see every student sliding their little fingers across an iPad, Apple's popular tablet computer, reports Encino Patch.
New Jersey must provide about $500 million for its poorer school districts next year, the state Supreme Court said on Tuesday, complicating the state's ongoing budget negotiations, Reuters…
Templet's high-achieving students are part of the Dallas Independent School District's School for the Talented and Gifted, which consistently is named among the top high schools in the…
Leaders of the Group of 8 industrialized countries are set to issue a provocative call for stronger Internet regulation, a cause championed by the host of the meeting,…
Computer programs are playing a more active role in language acquisition, and many include features that let English as a Second Language (ESL) students and those learning a…
My Big Campus gives schools an engaging, collaborative online environment-with safety and monitoring. It's changing the way schools think about filtering, by extending the classroom into a digital…
The choice of undergraduate major in college is strongly tied to a student’s future earnings, with the highest-paying majors providing salaries of about 300 percent more than the…
Facebook and studying can be an academically toxic combination, lowering grades by up to 20 percent. This is just part of an infographic that has gone viral on…
New York City education officials are developing more than a dozen new standardized tests, but in a sign of the times, their main purpose will be to grade…
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