Apple unveils interactive textbooks, revamped iTunes U
Apple might make the heavy backpack an endangered species.
Month: January 2012
Study: Junk food doesn’t cause obesity in middle schools
A new study of nearly 20,000 middle schoolers has found that kids who attend schools that sell junk food such as soda and doughnuts do not gain more…
Retired D.C. teacher says he was thrown out of ed data summit
A retired D.C. teacher who has written critically about Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Michelle Rhee said security guards escorted him out of an education data summit where…
Obama education reforms advance as Congress falters
President Barack Obama's administration is moving ahead in reforming U.S. education without the help of the Congress, and will soon announce which states can opt out of the…
Learn how to recognize and help depressed students
One fifth of females between the ages of 14 and 17 reported feeling severely depressed at some point, according to a recent Department of Education report, and there…
5 insanely thin and light laptops that are coming soon
There's a whole new wave of gadgets right around the corner that you might not have even known you needed—until now, of course. Meet the ultrabook, a class…
Student inspires classmates through anti-bullying posts on lockers
Sayings such as "Have a nice day" or "Keep smiling" often go unnoticed or unappreciated in our busy lives. But Samantha Bremmer, an eighth-grade student at Mill Creek…
Climate change skepticism seeps into science classrooms
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Colleges join Wikipedia in SOPA blackout protests
Syracuse University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) joined several of the web’s most visited sites, including Wikipedia, in a partial blackout to speak out against pending…
AASA 2012: Facing some of education’s toughest challenges
The American Association of School Administrators will launch its annual Conference on Education on Feb. 16 in Houston, Texas. This year's conference will focus on "Big Conversations, Big…
PBS KIDS Lab website offers new resources to help children build math skills
The Public Broadcasting System has expanded its PBS KIDS Lab website, which offers more than 50 cross-platform games designed to help children ages 2-8 develop their math skills,…
City’s unwanted teachers drift through a life in limbo
Hundreds of city teachers show up at schools they've never seen before every Monday morning, DNAinfo.com reports.
Jill Biden writes kids’ book, a tribute to troops
Jill Biden, after years of teaching English to college and high school students, has written a book of her own, the Associated Press reports.
Google joins anti-SOPA protest by “censoring” its logo
Although it didn't black out any of its sites entirely, Google has joined the anti-SOPA protest by putting up a censored version of its logo, visible only to…
Supreme Court passes on chance to define students’ online free-speech rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a set of cases for the digital age—whether schools may censor students who are off-campus when they create online…
Tips for making the move to online assessments
As states move toward implementing online assessments in 2014, a panel of experts agreed that school technology leaders must ensure that districts have the capacity, manpower, and foresight…
Wikipedia to be blacked out over anti-piracy bill
Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia…
Bulking up STEM comes with a price tag, educators say
It's the jumper cables to America's dead battery, they say, the lighter fluid to a cooling economy, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Watch: Alabama high school develops unique program for autistic students
An amazing high school in Alabama is paving the way for other schools to successfully integrate their autistic students into classroom activities--and beyond, the Huffington Post reports.
Principal under fire for reportedly calling students ‘less smart’
A Tennessee high school principal has issued a letter of apology to parents and students for saying the school's black students are "less smart," as evidenced by a…
Opinion: Why Is Congress redlining our schools?
Today a new form of redlining is emerging, says Stanford University Education Profession Linda Darling-Hammond, who directs the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and was…
Young U.S. citizens in Mexico brave risks for American schools
Weekday mornings at 5, when the lights on distant hillsides across the border still twinkle in the blackness, Martha, a high school senior, begins her arduous three-hour commute…
Educational apps for early learners see huge jump
As mobile learning devices crop up in classrooms from coast to coast, the market for educational apps appears to be thriving, with educational apps for pre-schoolers and toddlers…
Effective Classroom & Network Management Tools
Encourage greater Student interaction and engagement with NetSupport School through effective monitoring and collaboration while ensuring valuable technology equipment is being used as intended and that students remain…
Get to BYOD Faster with ADTRAN Bluesocket Virtual WLAN
ADTRAN Bluesocket vWLAN: the first and only wireless LAN that harnesses the power of virtualization through VMware. Learn more at TCEA #1628. Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN) is a…
Chicago Public Schools manages 10,000 Macs and reduces support calls by 70%
Located in metro Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the education institution for more than 400,000 K-12 students in the region. CPS pursues a leading approach to integrating…
Bensalem Saves $53,000 Per Year With Power Management
Bensalem Township School District is a K-12 district of 9 schools in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Committed to providing a first class education for the “whole child”, the school’s…
Century-old 8th-grade exam: Can you pass a 1912 test?
Here’s a copy of the eighth-grade exam used in schools in Bullitt County, Ky., in 1912. It was recently donated to the Bullitt County History Museum, which is…
MLK’s prescient thinking on education reform
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote repeatedly on the subject of education and some of his thinking on the subject, while decades old, is still relevant, the Washington Post…
California school plan to scrap kindergarten program spurs protest
California educators and childcare advocates are protesting Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to scrap a new program for children who are no longer old enough for kindergarten, the Associated…
Homeless teen honored in prestigious science competition
Samantha Garvey and her family had been living in a Long Island shelter for several days when they got word the 17-year-old aspiring marine biologist had made it…
Indiana school voucher law upheld, ruled constitutional
A judge upheld Indiana's school voucher law on Friday, rejecting opponents' arguments that the largest such program in the nation unconstitutionally uses public money to support religion, the…
Three principals share instructional leadership tips
During a Jan. 12 Education Trust webinar about how principals can be strong, positive, and effective leaders, three school principals shared their tips and strategies for creating a…
Six products that stood out at the Consumer Electronics Show
Cheaper tablets, thinner laptops, and an array of sleeker TVs stood out at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Using QR codes for school communications
Quick Response (QR) codes—those black-and-white squares that look like a cross between supermarket bar codes and postage stamps—have real potential for school communications.
U.S. Attorney activates ‘school corruption hotline’
The United States Attorney in the Western District of Pennsylvania has activated a hotline where citizens can report “suspected possible corruption in public education,” the Washington Post reports.
NYC mayor offers top teachers $20,000 raise
New York City teachers who are rated "highly effective" for two years in a row would get a $20,000-a-year salary increase, as part of the mayor's renewed push…
Bad teachers ‘will be sacked after a term’
Teaching unions clashed with ministers on Friday over plans to let state schools in England sack underperforming teachers after just a term, the AFP reports.
Missouri immigration bill copies Alabama, would require schools to check student immigration status
In a move similar to ones chided by federal courts in Alabama and Arizona, one Kansas City area lawmaker has proposed a bill that would require Missouri schools…
New sensation: Phones that let you feel the world
Sure, today's phones can deliver the sound of a heartbeat. But how would you like to actually feel the throbbing? Asks the Associated Press.