ED launches version 2.0 of its education data website
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) on Aug. 25 launched version 2.0 of ED Data Express, an interactive website aimed at making accurate and timely K-12 education data…
Month: August 2011
RheeFirst, Michelle Rhee attack site, defended by teachers union
In the eyes of Steven Brill, the American Federation of Teachers building a website attacking Michelle Rhee and masking its origins is worse than Rhee's creating a billion-dollar…
Mom gives back-to-school shoes to 700 needy kids in murdered son’s name
For Lynn Alderman, August is the cruelest month. It's the month her son, Joey, was born. It's also the month he was shot and killed three years ago…
Don’t weep at urban violence; prevent it with better schools
I get deeply angry over each untimely death--because this violence does not have to happen, says Gary Marvin Davison, former researcher and writer for the 2004 and 2008…
Public high school grads struggle at college
New data show GPAs decline markedly, raising questions about whether students are prepared for demands of higher education, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi join forces in displays
The display businesses of three major Japanese electronics makers are joining forces to become more competitive in small and medium-sized panels—a sector that's expected to grow because of…
Universal Service reform: What it means for schools
Changes to the government's Universal Service programs will result in new broadband options for schools—but they'll also create new compliance challenges as the web of federal programs supporting…
Opinion: Teachers get little say in a book about them
Can an education reform movement that demeans and trivializes teachers succeed? It’s hard to imagine, but that is what is going on in parts of America today, the…
Ex-Apple exec wants to make textbooks like computers
Inkling, a digital textbook company started by ex-Apple education exec Matt MacInnis, wants to make textbooks more like computers, reports the Huffington Post.