States to launch ‘IT readiness’ tool for common assessments
As two state consortia work to create next-generation common assessments to help make testing more meaningful for students and teachers, a new tool will launch later this month…
Month: March 2012
Rutgers student who secretly videotaped roommate texted friend about ‘viewing party’
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Virginia teachers plan “wake” for public education
In opposition of a bill the state Senate is considering--which would "phase out" systems like tenure and make it easier for teachers to be dismissed--the Virginia Education Association…
Los Angeles mayor: Let’s make firing teachers easier
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa lobbied Gov. Jerry Brown this week to make it easier for the Los Angeles Unified School District to fire teachers, the Huffington Post…
Alan Alda, Stony Brook University’s Center for Communicating Science aim to satisfy kids’ curiosity
As an 11-year-old, future actor Alan Alda asked his teacher a burning question: "What is a flame?" He found the response he received — "It's oxidation" — unsatisfying,…
Opinion: Why STEM is not enough (and we still need the humanities)
Countering the recent trend among educational reformers who insist that America needs to concentrate on practical subjects or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), actor John Lithgow recently…
Hacked school board election names drunken robot the winner in Washington DC
Traditional voting systems are typically expensive and require a great deal of manpower to implement. Because of this, technology firms have begun proposing electronic alternatives (e-voting) that could…
Online students brace for new rules in Colorado
Colorado lawmakers are talking about several measures to increase oversight for the booming online school industry, and their efforts could inspire similar legislation elsewhere as well.
Ex-Philly school official says he was fired for whistle-blowing
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Student allegedly suspended for not reporting she was being bullied
Essance McDougald, a student at Lithonia High School in Lithonia, Ga., claims she was suspended for not reporting to school officials that she was being bullied, CBS Atlanta…
Cancer-causing gas threatens 70,000 U.S. schools: Why you’d never know
A toxic, cancer-causing gas is threatening the health of students in thousands of classrooms across the country, but many districts aren't doing anything about it, the Huffington Post…
Why it matters that ‘experts’ are poor predictors in education
Experts are poor predictors of the future, says Larry Cuban, a former high school social studies teacher, district superintendent, and professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, for…
Want to restrict the age of your Twitter followers? This new service can help
A social marketing platform is launching a new feature for alcohol brands on Twitter to help them make sure their tweets are reaching an age-appropriate audience, Mashable reports.
Parents and students across B.C. prepare for provincewide teachers strike
Fresh out of the education program at Simon Fraser University near Vancouver, it's been a tough school year looking for work for Peter Hartwick, the Associated Press reports.
Online learning provider K12 faces class-action lawsuit
After a recent New York Times article implied that online learning giant K12 Inc. focuses more on its bottom line than student performance, the company now faces a…
Technology broadens students’ learning opportunities at South Johnston High School
South Johnston High School in North Carolina’s Johnston County Schools recently started a one-to-one laptop program for freshmen, which has extended their learning beyond the traditional school day,…
Santorum’s shifting views on education
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is scornful of the government's hand in public education, pointing out that he and his wife have home-schooled their seven children. Yet back…
Eight tips for creating an accurate budget for your grant proposal
If you are creating your very first budget for a grant proposal, where should you start? Here are eight suggestions that might make the process a little less…
eSchool News February 2012
• Virtual schools booming as states mull warnings • School yearbooks enter social media era • Class assignment: Reinvent high school • Ed tech ignored in budget bill…
Listen: Parents have mixed views on teacher rankings
As students and teachers returned to school on Monday after the publication of performance ratings for 18,000 teachers, many parents said they were giving the reports serious thought.…
What Florida is doing to its public schools
Horace Mann called public education the “great equalizer.” Quite simply, he believed that without a strong system of public schools in this country, the elite would get an…
Public charter school’s link to Scientology raises questions
A public charter school in Clearwater, Fla. is being accused of using methods of Scientology in educating students, the Huffington Post reports.
School officials apologize for ‘KKK’ on school lunch menu
School officials in a Massachusetts town are apologizing for sending home a lunch menu that listed KKK Chicken Tenders as an option, the Huffington post reports.
Teensy micro-computer goes on sale for $35
Sneaking by just in time to make its delayed end of February launch window, the $35 computing wonder known as the Raspberry Pi is on sale at long…
Video becoming a key tool in teacher training, evaluation
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Reading, writing, tweeting
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