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Many see influence of teachers union in Gov. Jerry Brown’s shakeup of California Board of Education

January 10, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In one of Gov. Jerry Brown's first official acts this week, he sacked the majority of the state Board of Education, replacing several vocal proponents of charter schools,…

District Management

How to be taken seriously as a reformer (don’t be an educator)

January 10, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In the current upside-down world of education policy, there's one foolproof strategy for being taken seriously as a reformer: Make sure you're not an educator, says Gregory Michie,…

Research

Can you build a better brain?

January 10, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

This would be a whole lot easier—this quest for ways to improve our brain—if scientists understood the mechanisms of intelligence even half as well as they do the…

eClassroom News

10 of the best apps for education

November 5, 2013January 7, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

As iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches become more integrated in classrooms, educators and students are looking for new ways to apply them to the learning process. In this…

IT Management

New devices allow for mobile wireless broadband

November 5, 2013January 7, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

This year, the big national wireless carriers will be racing to stake their claims in the latest frontier of service: ultra-fast data access through a cellular connection for…

District Management

Apple launches app store for Mac computer software

January 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Apple Inc. is expanding the "app store" idea that caught fire on the iPhone and iPad to its line of Mac computers, the Associated Press reports.

Teaching & Learning

Georgia facing a hard choice on free tuition

January 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Students here at the University of Georgia have a name for some of the fancy cars parked in the lots around campus. They call them Hopemobiles. But there…

District Management

University mistake sends disqualification letters

January 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Officials at California State University, Los Angeles, have apologized to about 500 students who mistakenly received letters saying they'd been academically disqualified from returning for the winter quarter,…

District Management

N.H. case: Can a divorced parent veto home schooling?

January 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

When divorced parents disagree on whether a child should be home-schooled, how should courts weigh the issues? It’s a difficult job, especially when part of the dispute is…

District Management

Microsoft’s answer to the iPad is still in pieces

January 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Instead of unveiling an elegant response to the iPad, Microsoft came to the tech industry's premier gadget show with a collection of exposed computer guts, the Associated Press…

District Management

Web helps admissions officials demystify application process

January 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Admissions officials at many colleges are trying to fight the Hollywood version of the college application process: A panel of ancient white guys in suits sitting in a…

Teaching Trends

Ten grant-writing resolutions for the new year

January 11, 2011January 7, 2011 by By Deborah Ward, CFRE

As one year ends and another begins, I always think it’s a good idea to go back and review the basics of grant writing and develop some resolutions…

IT Management

Google gives schools, organizations “walled garden” approach to email

November 5, 2013January 6, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Many schools have hesitated to adopt Google Apps for their students, citing security and privacy concerns. Gmail, as the core of Google Apps, is a tool that, by…

Teaching Trends

Poll: State implementation of common standards

January 6, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

The findings of a new survey on state implementation of the Common Core State Standards reveals that adoption of these standards ... Read more

IT Management

Tablets, compared

January 6, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

2010 was supposed to be the Year of the Tablet, says the New York Times. That did not really happen--the flood of product was reduced to a trickle,…

Featured SAFE

Assistant principal dies after gunman fires in Neb. school

January 6, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

An angry online posting from the 17-year-old boy who opened fire at a Nebraska high school, fatally wounding an assistant principal before later killing himself, offers some clues…

Teaching & Learning

Relieve student loan burden with public service

January 6, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program created by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act encourages individuals to enter and continue full-time public service employment by offering loan…

IT Management

Math that moves: Schools embrace the iPad

January 6, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

As students returned to class this week, some were carrying brand-new Apple iPads in their backpacks, given not by their parents but by their schools, reports the New…

IT Management

SKorean police say Google collects personal info

January 6, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The Associated Press reports that Google Inc. collected e-mails and other personal information from unsecured wireless networks in South Korea while taking photographs for its Street View mapping…

District Management

Troubled R.I. school hits bumps on road to education reform

January 6, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The teachers at Central Falls High School in Central Falls, RI, struck a deal to get their jobs back last year after the entire staff was fired in…

District Management

States having problems with Common Core standards

April 8, 2011January 6, 2011 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

As states move forward in their adoption of the Common Core State Standards, a new survey reveals that thorough implementation of these standards is still years away, and…

Teaching Trends

Edmodo provides free, secure social networking for schools

January 5, 2011 by Jeff Festa

Teachers seeking online communication and collaboration opportunities with students and other educators have another free resource at their disposal: Edmodo, an education-based social networking site. Edmodo offers free…

eClassroom News

Ore. district says iPods fire up kids for reading

November 5, 2013January 5, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

While other school systems across the nation have banned personal cellular phones or mobile internet devices, Oregon's Canby School District is one of a growing number of districts…

Teaching & Learning

School tech: 6 important lessons from Maine’s student laptop program

January 5, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In 2002, the state of Maine signed a $37 million contract with Apple that provided laptops to 33,000 middle school students and 3,000 teachers, Mashable reports.

District Management

Chicago Public Schools investigated: Misspending, use of clout discovered

January 5, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

An investigation has led to the discovery of lavish spending by two former presidents of the Chicago Board of Education, all while schools faced a serious budget crisis,…

District Management

Publisher tinkers with Twain

January 5, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is missing something, reports the New York Times.

STEM & STEAM

Science, technology jobs rule day at Maryland education panel

January 5, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

To prepare Maryland students for the modern economy's thirst for science, math and technology knowledge, state education leaders Monday discussed a range of options--from expanding internship opportunities for…

Teaching & Learning

Sock puppet web video can help you apply for college financial aid

January 5, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The web has a growing number of free resources that can help students and parents fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which is…

IT Management

Electronics show to bring fiercer competition to iPad

November 5, 2013January 4, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Apple Inc.’s popular iPad is getting its strongest competition thus far as consumer-electronics manufacturers unveil tablet computers with bigger screens, front-facing cameras for video chatting, and other features…

IT Management

Nearly all schools file antibullying proposals

January 4, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Ninety-nine percent of Massachusetts school districts filed bullying-prevention plans with the state by the Dec. 31 deadline--a marked turnaround from nearly two weeks ago when just 60 percent…

Teaching & Learning

Wired vs. Wireless…which way to go when it’s time to refresh?

January 4, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

One of the schools I work with is looking at a major infrastructure refresh, explains Christopher Dawson of ZDNet.

District Management

Touring schools that work, chancellor says new approach is needed at those that don’t

January 4, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Ms. Black, who officially began her job as New York City schools chancellor on Monday, has been visiting schools for weeks, reports the New York Times.

IT Management

Factual aims, credibly, to become Wikipedia 2.0

November 5, 2013January 4, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Imagine an online community that combines user contributions, editing and fact checking like Wikipedia, with automated data extraction like Google and complex artificial intelligence to create a rich…

eClassroom News

Readers: ‘Bad’ teachers aren’t the problem

January 3, 2011January 3, 2011 by From staff reports

On Dec. 15, we published a story about the results of an Associated Press-Stanford University poll that revealed 78 percent of respondents think it should be easier for…

District Management

Can eBooks help bridge achievement gaps?

May 24, 2011January 3, 2011 by By Nora Carr, APR, Fellow PRSA

As more traditional book content goes digital, educators are left wondering whether technology will make achievement gaps even wider—or whether electronic books might act as a bridge for…

Teaching Trends

eSchool News November / December 2010

October 6, 2011January 3, 2011 by ESchool News

Highlights 4 Default Lines Editor Dennis Pierce on why Waiting for ‘Superman’ disappoints 40 e-Rate Survival Guide With more than ... Read more

Teaching Trends

The 10 biggest ed-tech stories of 2010

January 3, 2011January 3, 2011 by From staff reports

STEM education gets a boost amid concerns about U.S. competitiveness … States embrace cloud computing with large-scale school software projects… ... Read more

District Management

Education reform: eight school chiefs to watch in 2011

January 3, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Education reform will be on many state education agendas across the nation in 2011, reports the Christian Science Monitor.

Blended Learning

How to find a quality online degree

January 3, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

While online degrees were once largely seen as being second-rate, recent studies have reported that employers are not only more open to, but are even showing a favorable…

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