School district uses Race to the Top money for public relations
A school district that is a finalist for the soon-to-be announced $1 million 2011 Broad Prize for Urban Education is embarking on a public relations effort—funded with U.S.…
Month: September 2011
‘Words can kill’ 48 hours special addresses school bullying
Every day, 160,000 kids miss school because they're afraid of being bullied, according to the National Crime Prevention Council, reports the Huffington Post.
Court to decide whether state will still pay $70 million for school desegregation
More than a half-century after federal troops escorted nine black students into an all-white school, efforts to desegregate Little Rock's classrooms are at another turning point, the Huffington…
Tentative deal for teachers union, Pa. archdiocese
Negotiators for Philadelphia's lay Catholic school teachers and the archdiocese said Sunday that they have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract that could end the two-week-long…
Opinion: Thank test-driven reform for poor scores on SAT
Anybody paying attention to modern school reform will not be surprised to learn that new SAT results show scores in reading, writing and math are down compared with…
Calif. schools turn away unvaccinated students
Some California schools are turning away middle and high school students who have not received a required whooping cough vaccine while others are defying a law passed last…
White House makes ‘Digital Promise’ to schools
A nonprofit start-up funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will quickly evaluate which educational technologies are worth the investment – and which ones aren’t…
eSchool News – July/August 2011
Highlights: Education in Focus ‘Green’ AV systems and products that remove barriers to school video production were highlights at InfoComm 2011. Best Practice Music software engages troubled teens;…
New film fights negative perception of teachers
Think of it as kryptonite for ‘Superman’: As lawmakers work to strip teachers of their collective bargaining rights and school reformers place much of the blame for the…
Secure and Manage Mobile Devices and Apps with AirWatch
AirWatch empowers schools and colleges to successfully manage mobile technology through an integrated solution for mobile security, mobile device management and mobile application management. AirWatch enables IT administrators…
Video: SAS Curriculum Pathways-Making Learning More Profound and Efficient
Hear teachers and students from Mooresville Graded School District and Centennial Middle school discuss what they love about SAS Curriculum ... Read more
Defendant’s social networking trail makes Rutgers case unique
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10 of the best resources from eSchool News
One of the biggest shocks we as editors have every year, thanks to the results of our annual Readership Survey, is that many people ask for resources we…
5 San Francisco educators who have something to teach everyone
When I first came across Brightworks, the new private school opening this September in the Mission District in San Francisco, a light bulb went off in my head,…
Wash. teachers maintain strike despite judge order
Students in Washington state's third-largest school district are taking a fourth straight day off Friday as opposing sides in a teachers strike meet with a judge, after the…
GOP Senator: ‘No Child Left Behind’ waivers are illegal
Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio wrote to Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday, criticizing an Obama administration plan to grant No Child Left Behind waivers to…
Watch: Robots take over University of MD classrooms
At the University of Maryland, robots rule, if only for a day. Engineering students coax their creations to life, using batteries and, in one case, mind control, the…
Opinion: Why education reform keeps failing
What are we to make of articles (here and here) extolling IMPACT, Washington D.C.’s fledging teacher evaluation system, for how many “ineffective” teachers have been identified and fired,…
Ferrum College receives grant from Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Ferrum College has received a gift from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation for $383,612. The funds will be applied to the Ferrum College Environmental Science and Sustainability programs.
Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship winners announced
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, announced the four 2011 winners of the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships, an academic exchange program established in…