Counting by race can throw off some numbers
The chameleon-like quality of some people's racial and ethnic identification might seem trivial except that statistics on ethnicity and race are used for many important purposes, reports the…
Year: 2011
Special Report: In Saudi Arabia, a clamor for education
Saudi teenager Abdulrahman Saeed lives in one of the richest countries in the world, but his prospects are poor, he blames his education, and it's not a situation…
When whacking kids at school is legal
Everyone is rightly horrified about the case of a first-grade teacher at a Silver Spring elementary school who was just charged with several counts of assault after being…
Report: Blended learning could hit or miss
Blended learning has the ability to transform education, according to a new report—but if certain guidelines and practices aren’t ensured, blended learning could become just another add-on to…
TCEA seeks to remove barriers from tech access
Technology's potential to improve and revolutionize education knows no limits: This was the resounding message during the first day of the Texas Computer Education Association's annual conference.
Laura Bush to announce 2nd education initiative
The George W. Bush Institute is planning to introduce its second big education initiative Wednesday, a program that seeks to improve graduation rates by focusing on middle schools,…
After a false dawn, anxiety for illegal immigrant students
In December the Dream Act passed the House, then failed in the Senate, reports the New York Times.
Ohio gov. orders review in mom’s school choice case
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has asked the Parole Board to determine whether the felony conviction of a woman who used her father's address to enroll her children in…
No Facebook friends for Obama girls
Michelle Obama says her daughters aren't on Facebook, and that's the way she likes it, reports the Associated Press.
eReaders catch younger eyes and go in backpacks
In their infancy eReaders were adopted by an older generation that valued the devices for their convenience, portability and, in many cases, simply for their ability to enlarge…
Feds settle case of woman fired over Facebook site
School and other employers should think twice before trying to restrict workers from talking about their jobs on Facebook or other social media.
Obama to push for new ed-tech agency
President Obama will request fiscal 2012 funding for an educational technology agency within the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that would bring resources and funding to schools and…
Free lessons help educators teach about global climate change
To help meet the demand for better science instruction in the nation's schools, PBS TeacherLine has teamed up with NASA to offer a series of free, self-paced professional…
U.S. plan to replace principals hits snag: Who will step in?
The aggressive $4 billion program begun by the Obama administration in 2009 to radically transform the country’s worst schools included, as its centerpiece, a plan to install new…
FCC to update phone subsidy program for broadband
The federal government spends more than $4 billion a year, collected from phone bills, to subsidize phone service in rural and poor areas. Now, it's considering ways to…
Online courses, still lacking that third dimension
When colleges and universities finally decide to make full use of the internet, most professors will lose their jobs, says Randall Stross for Digital Domain.
College leaders back taxes
The leaders of two of California's three college systems urged passage of Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to extend taxes, saying they are needed to avoid even more devastating…
In census, young Americans increasingly diverse
Demographers sifting through new population counts released on Thursday by the Census Bureau say the data bring a pattern into sharper focus: Young Americans are far less white…
Viewpoint: How we should improve on NCLB
From Feb. 17-19, the “Great Education Conversation” will take place in Denver as part of the American Association of School Administrators’ national conference. It will be a dialogue…
Social media monitoring services stir debate
As cyber bullying and inappropriate online behaviors become more commonplace in today’s technology-rich world, some companies are offering services that alert parents when their children are at risk…
Parents seek more action on PCBs in schools
As the father of an 8-year-old attending Public School 36 on Staten Island, Richard P. Ghiraldi was alarmed to learn that students were being exposed to a known…
Researchers develop ‘camera’ that will show your mind
Two Toronto doctors, a general practitioner and a medical biophysicist, are laying claim to a research innovation that could expand our knowledge exponentially, reports the Globe and Mail.
U.S. says 25 percent of for-profit students default
For-profit schools' former students default at more than double the rate of those from nonprofit schools, according to data released by the U.S. Education Department as part of…
College classrooms replace stages for rock stars
They may fall off the pop charts, some might even lose the muse. But these days old rock stars need not worry about fading away, not when there's…
AOL buying Huffington Post for $315M
Online company AOL Inc. is buying online news hub Huffington Post in a $315 million deal that represents a bold bet on the future of online news, the…
How to use YouTube at school, safely
As most teachers know, there’s a lot of great educational content on YouTube—and there’s a lot of inappropriate material, too, from racy images to offensive comments that might…
FETC Gadget Roundup
To satisfy attendees' desire to know about the latest and greatest technology out there, Leslie Fisher of Fisher Technologies provided a "gadget roundup" of teaching tools and other…
Texas lawmakers aim for guns on college campuses
Is the answer to mass shootings on college campuses to arm students and staff? Eight states are considering legislation that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun…
Janitor tells police he was fired before shooting
A school janitor told investigators he went home and got a gun before returning to an elementary school and killing the principal who had fired him several hours…
Facebook treads carefully after its vital role in Egypt’s anti-Mubarak protests
In Egypt, the tried-and-true tool for opponents of President Hosni Mubarak in recent years has been Facebook, the Washington Post reports. Most recently, it was on Facebook -…
Flurry of data as rules near for commercial colleges
As the United States Department of Education gets closer to issuing its final regulations on commercial colleges’ eligibility for the federal student aid that provides the bulk of…
T-Mobile details ‘3D-capable’ Honeycomb-powered G-Slate tablet
Yahoo News reports that after getting little more than a fleeting glimpse at the LG-built G-Slate at CES last month, T-Mobile has finally spilled the beans about its…
Kineo: Like an iPad, but made for students
As more school leaders look at using iPads and other tablet computers as learning tools, the Florida-based company Brainchild has developed an iPad-like device that is designed specifically…
Universities on the brink
The ever-increasing cost of education is not sustainable, reports Louis E. Lataif for Forbes.
FETC speaker urges educators to stand up for technology
Attendees at the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) received some valuable advice during one of the conference keynotes: a dedication to technology goals, and being a persistent advocate…
Holographic TV now a possibility
Holographic TV, although it might sound like the technology of a sci-fi film, is following closely behind, reports Smarter Technology.
Opinion: Freezing wages will move education backward
When state legislatures freeze wages, education suffers, says Kit Hawkins for the Post-Bulletin.
HP, Dell computers delayed because of Intel flaw
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. are warning that some of their new computers are affected by a technical flaw in an Intel Corp. chip, the Washington Post reports.
News Corporation introduces The Daily, a digital-only newspaper
Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday pushed the send button on The Daily, a news application designed for the iPad that he hopes will position his News Corporation front and…
Principal shot, killed at Calif. elementary school
A school janitor was arrested Wednesday in the killing of a Northern California elementary school principal who was hailed as a role model for other educators.