Campus survives the ‘iPad jitters’
Putting Apple iPads in the hands of every student and professor on a PC-based campus required some convincing, but a year later, Seton Hill University officials said the…
Month: June 2011
Rhode Island’s ban on Facebook in schools too dumb to be a joke
On Thursday, the Rhode Island legislature passed HB 5941, an "anti-bullying" measure that, among its other provisions, imposes a blanket ban on the use of "social networking sites"…
Inner city parents protest NAACP, teachers’ union
According to the Daily Caller, minority parents in New York have a message for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the United Federation…
Amount of time teens spend online can improve digital literacy
Don't disconnect your kids: teenagers who spend time on the web are more digitally literate during a time when technological proficiency is increasingly important, a recent report suggests,…
Wisconsin teachers react to Gov. Scott Walker’s newly signed budget
This weekend, Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) signed into law a budget that scrapped $800 million in education funding following an earlier law that reduced collective bargaining rights to…
NYC teachers from Caribbean seek immigration help
Hundreds of New York City teachers recruited from Jamaica, Trinidad and other Caribbean countries a decade ago say city officials have not followed through on promises to help…
Warehouse manager earns his district thousands through online auction
While schools around the country are dealing with major budget cuts, one supply warehouse manager has figured out how to put money back into the hands of his…
Curriki launches a video lesson plan contest for teachers
One of the largest sources of free teaching and learning content on the web, Curriki.org now offers more than 43,000 learning assets contributed by educators and available under…
Fight over education funding heads to state Supreme Court
The state constitution says it’s Washington’s “paramount duty to make ample provisions for the education of all children,” but is it failing to do that? This afternoon, the…
Teachers sue over new state ratings system
New York's new teacher-evaluation system--designed to rate them based in part on student scores in reading and math--is in jeopardy after the state teachers union filed a lawsuit…