The big deadline for high school seniors to choose a college has passed, and parents’ thoughts are turning toward the joy of less laundry or the agony of…
In one of the first significant studies of the effects of three-dimensional content on K-12 instruction, Colorado’s Boulder Valley School District found that the use of 3D content…
While the potential for mobile learning with smart phones or other portable devices is huge, many challenges remain before everywhere, all-the-time learning becomes a reality.
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has released a report called "Local Labor-Management Relationships as a Vehicle to Advance Reform," highlighting the work of the 12 school districts…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust Mini Grant Program awards grants of up to $5,000 each to support activities at schools and nonprofit organizations in Maryland and the District of…
A new study has found that two of the four main parts of the ACT--science and reading--have "little or no" ability to help colleges predict whether applicants will…
Florida's largest teachers union filed suit on Monday to stop the enactment of new pension reform laws, the first lawsuit of potentially many that seek to halt the…
A recent study shows that the number of American children diagnosed with bipolar disorder increased 40 times in the last 10 years, the Star Tribune reported.
United Way Worldwide officially launched a three-year initiative to recruit 1 million volunteers to promote literacy among children on Tuesday, as part of its annual Day of Action…
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson unveiled two new Android models Wednesday in a bid to grab more of the burgeoning smartphone market, the Associated Press reports.
Websites that let teachers post their classroom "wish lists" for donors to fulfill have been around for more than a decade, but now one of those sites—Digital Wish—has…
Students on thousands of campuses worldwide will use a Canadian university’s ultra-high-speed internet connection to share student-made video news segments in real time, avoiding the barriers and technical…
Most educators are thrilled to have interactive whiteboards in their classrooms, but many wonder how to make the jump from passive teacher lectures to truly interactive and engaging…
Students from Virginia Tech University took top honors when they were named the overall winners of EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge after designing and building an exceptional extended-range electric…
Northrop Grumman announced the 24 winners of its ninth annual Engineering Scholars program, which will provide a total of $240,000 in college scholarships this fall to high school…
Efforts by the SME Education Foundation to invest in the future of manufacturing by transforming manufacturing education continues with the awarding of $111,000 in SME Education Foundation Family…
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced 215 awards totaling $1,531,000 for the Native American Library Services Basic Grant and Basic Grant with Education/Assessment Option Program.…