Jon Stewart tried to engage Education Secretary Arne Duncan on “The Daily Show” Thursday night, but the effort was an exercise in the futility of conversing with someone…
A new breakdown of Apple's blockbuster 2011 notes that the company sold more iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches in the 12-month span than it has sold Mac computers…
The rooftop of a suburban high school is not a location that companies usually consider prime advertising real estate, reports the Texas Tribune. But in Humble Independent School…
A Rhode Island public school committee on Thursday voted not to appeal a federal court decision ordering the removal of a prayer banner displayed in a high school,…
Think of it this way: Would you support a presidential candidate you knew nothing about? What does this candidate think about taxes? How is this candidate helping those…
House Republicans on Feb. 16 pushed ahead with a plan to update the federal No Child Left Behind education law by shifting more control to states and school…
A new report that tackles a number of hot-button education issues argues that U.S. academic performance might not be as poor as originally thought when compared to other…
In a speech at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference, Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook hinted at the company’s plans for the television space while simultaneously declining…
Sixty educators from across the nation roamed the halls and ringed the rooms of East Mooresville Intermediate School, searching for the secret formula. They found it in Erin…
A teacher's role may be to expand a student's vocabulary, but one Arizona lawmaker wants to make sure that doesn't include four-letter words, the Associated Press reports. A…
Cisco said Feb. 15 that it is challenging Microsoft's acquisition of Skype in a European Union court and asking European Commission officials to ensure that Microsoft does not…
Miriam and Christian Rengier, a German couple moving to New York, visited some private elementary schools in Manhattan last spring in search of a place for their son,…
The Obama administration is hoping that competition combined with cash will encourage states and school districts to improve the nation's teaching corps.
A surge in the percentage of recent high school graduates who use smart phones to research colleges and universities could turn campus web development on its head.
California, a leading high-tech state in many respects, is trailing the nation when it comes to support for digital education - the enhancement of education, both in and…
Leading Edge Certification (LEC), a national Alliance of nonprofits, universities, and educational agencies, has announced the launch of its national educational technology certification program. A first-of-its kind program,…
Common Sense Media has announced a partnership with Computer-Using Educators (CUE) to expand its professional development program on digital literacy and citizenship. CUE, a California-based nonprofit that provides…
The New York Times reports that a proposed wireless broadband network that would provide voice and Internet service using airwaves once reserved for satellite-telephone transmissions should be shelved…
A harmless button in Twitter’s mobile application bears a resemblance to Path’s contact list uploading controversy, ZDNet reports. Twitter has admitted it stores user contact details — including…
Microsoft is enhancing some of the accessibility features in Windows 8 to make the new OS easier for people with disabilities, CNET reports. Certain "assistive technologies" have long…