September 2011

Merger boosts CenturyLink’s status as a provider of cloud services

September 30, 2011 by ESchool Media Contributors

The nation’s third largest telecommunications company has gained even more expertise in supplying cloud computing to schools and other customers, thanks to a recently completed merger.

District Management

Okla. school official tweets: Educators ‘dirtbags’

September 30, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Oklahoma's schools superintendent said Thursday that her chief of staff calling school administrators "dirtbags" in a personal Twitter post was a "poor choice of words"—but called a lawsuit…

Blended Learning

Probe finds fraud in U.S. distance education

September 30, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified a "serious vulnerability" in distance education programs due to frauds committed by students and recommended a stricter…

District Management

Students lost 25 points off test for saying ‘bless you’ to sneezing peer

September 30, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

When someone sneezes, it's common for a person in the vicinity to respond, "bless you." But for making that remark, students in Steven Cuckovich's health class in Vacaville,…

District Management

Opinion: 5 myths about Gov. Chris Christie’s ed reform in New Jersey

September 30, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

New Jersey’s public schools are often cited for academic achievement, outperforming most other states on the National Assessment of Educational Progress and ranking among top nations on international…

Research

Rankings: America’s best high schools for math and science

September 30, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

U.S. News and World Report, known for its annual rankings of America's top colleges and high schools, released today its first-ever list of "Best High Schools for Math…

District Management

Earn national recognition through one of our many ed-tech awards programs

October 7, 2011September 30, 2011 by From eSchool Media staff

To help educators, schools, and even ed-tech companies receive the credit they deserve for their success, we've created a number of awards programs. These programs aim to highlight…

Teaching Trends

A look inside an i21 classroom

September 29, 2011 by Laura Ascione

Harlan Klein, principal of San Diego’s Innovation Middle School (iMiddle), said the i21 initiative has transformed students’ attitudes toward learning.

Teaching Trends

A blueprint for ed-tech success

September 29, 2011 by Laura Ascione

San Diego’s i21 initiative follows Intel’s K-12 Computing Blueprint for eLearning Initiatives, which helps school leaders implement anytime, anywhere learning programs. The blueprint is based on real-world successes…

Teaching Trends

$5,000 awards for innovative projects

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

Entrants can conceptualize a new, commercially-viable product using science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and entrepreneurship to addresses real-world problems. Competition categories include Aerospace, Clean Energy, and Health and…

Teaching Trends

$150K for select NY schools

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

This grant program is intended for schools that want to use technology in innovative ways to transform the teaching and learning experience.

Teaching Trends

More than $8K for student essays

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

Students are asked to share their thoughts on the Constitution by answering the following question: “How does the Constitution establish and maintain a culture of liberty?” The top…

Teaching Trends

$174,000 for math-inspired art

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

Students can create original works of art that tell the story of “what math means to them." They will be rewarded with that piece of art proudly displayed…

Teaching Trends

$2M for digital learning

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

This Competition focuses on building digital badges for lifelong learning. The Competition is designed to encourage individuals and organizations to create digital tools that support, identify, recognize, measure,…

Teaching Trends

$1M in school, classroom technology

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

Teachers can submit a short application for a chance to participate in the contest. Twenty-five selected classrooms will become finalists and receive a Samsung camcorder and laptop, along…

Teaching Trends

Cash and prizes for student teams

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

ExploraVision, sponsored by Toshiba and administered by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), challenges teams of 2-4 students to research scientific principles and current technologies as the basis…

Teaching Trends

Science-field fellowships for educators

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

KSTF Teaching Fellowships are awarded based on four selection criteria: science or mathematics content knowledge, commitment to teaching, professional ability and leadership. KSTF Science and Mathematics Teaching Fellows…

Teaching Trends

$50K awards for K-12 environmental projects

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge at the elementary school level is designed to help students work together to solve an environmental problem in their classroom…

Teaching Trends

Prizes for STEM video games

September 29, 2011 by ESchool News Staff

The National STEM Video Game Challenge is a multi-year competition whose goal is to motivate interest in STEM learning among America’s youth by tapping into students’ natural passion…

District Management

School funding ‘flex’ vexes lawmakers

September 30, 2011September 29, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

As Congress weighs several bills designed to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act, lawmakers are at odds over a proposal to revamp how federal education dollars are…

District Management

Five reasons to go to college (besides career advancement)

September 29, 2011 by By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor

For critics who say a college degree isn't worth what you get in return, the issue begs the question: “Is college really just about finding a good job…

IT Management

Study: Rate teachers together, not one by one

September 29, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Standardized tests should rank students by percentile and rate teachers in teams, according to a new policy brief by Derek Neal, an economics professor at the University of…

IT Management

New ways students cheat on tests

September 29, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Are we in a cheating epidemic? Asks the Washington Post.

District Management

A call for opening up web access at schools

September 29, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Students at Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colo., held a “graffiti debate” on censorship on Wednesday: Should schools block Web sites? On sheets of white butcher paper…

District Management

Education Department seeks to ease new program approval process

September 29, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday proposed to make approval procedure for new programs easier under the 'gainful employment' education rules, which was finalized last October, to…

IT Management

SAT cheating scandal: Are stakes getting too high for college admission?

September 29, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The case of a Great Neck, N.Y., man accused of being paid to take the SAT for high school students is once again prompting questions nationwide about how…

Teaching Trends

Tips to address school bullying

September 28, 2011 by Jeff Festa

Education Secretary Arne Duncan and the Obama administration are making school bullying a priority. In addition to setting up an informational website, www.stopbullying.gov, the administration is working on…

District Management

Atlanta schools online job fair seeks to fill spots vacated by teachers implicated in cheating scandal

September 28, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In an attempt to fill teaching positions still left open by teachers implicated in Atlanta's widespread cheating scandal, Atlanta Public Schools is hosting an "online job fair" to…

District Management

Education Nation kicks off with questionable sponsor, new teacher survey

September 28, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Hundreds of players in the education debate hunkered down in a tent staked over Rockefeller Center's ice skating rink this week for NBC's multi-million dollar, three-day panel fest…

District Management

Oct. 5: World Teachers’ Day

September 28, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The United Nations and Education International honor the world's teachers on Oct. 5, the Associated Press reports.

District Management

Photos: Public school library makeovers

September 28, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In communities across the country, Target is sharing its love of education, the Huffington Post reports.

District Management

Amazon expected to launch new tablet

September 28, 2011September 28, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Amazon is expected to unveil a tablet computer Sept. 28, picking a fight with Apple Inc. and its iPad. The iPad has many challengers and has proven popular…

District Management

Colleges struggle with students’ data demand

May 6, 2012September 28, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

University of Missouri students arrived on campus this fall with a slew of new electronic toys and immediately wrought havoc with the school's wireless network.

IT Management

Watch: Mother banned from school and bus stop for confronting son’s bullies

September 27, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

A Minnesota mother has been banned from her child's school and bus stop for defending her son against bullies, WCCO-TV reports.

District Management

Interview: Jailed for switching her daughters’ school district

September 27, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Kelley Williams-Bolar, 41, a single mother from Akron, Ohio, was convicted of two felony crimes in January and jailed for nine days after she falsified documents so she…

District Management

In Arizona, complaints that an accent can hinder a teacher’s career

September 27, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

When Guadalupe V. Aguayo puts her hand to her heart, faces the American flag in the corner of her classroom and leads her second-graders in the Pledge of…

Curriculum

Students start preparing for college in kindergarten

September 27, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

You. Will. Go. To. College. Got it, pre-kindergartener? That message is about to become part of your curriculum in New Haven—and part of classroom time every month, every…

District Management

French teachers strike over job cuts under Sarkozy

September 27, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

French teachers and their supporters took to the streets Tuesday for a national strike and protests over education job cuts under President Nicolas Sarkozy's government, the Associated Press…

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