April 2012

U.S. to fall short of 2025 college grads goal–by 24 million degrees

April 30, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Despite persistent appeals from policymakers and politicians to increase the number of college graduates in the United States, a new report projects a shortfall of nearly 24 million…

District Management

Suspended high schoolers organize their own school

April 30, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Students suspended for walking out of class at Detroit's Western International High School earlier this week to protest school closures and demand a better education, are holding a…

District Management

The challenge of the introverted student

April 30, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

One of my teacher interns at San Francisco State University wrote a paper a few years ago that reminded me of what I occasionally missed as a teacher,…

District Management

School cyberbullying victims fight back in lawsuits

April 30, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

When a Georgia middle school student reported to police and school officials that she had been bullied on Facebook, they told her there was not much they could…

District Management

Watch: Sisters in trouble with school for shirts supporting father, paralyzed Afghanistan veteran

April 30, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Two girls from James Master Elementary School in Converse, Texas, are in trouble after officials claimed their t-shirts, which bore logos of the non-profit Homes For Our Troops,…

Teaching Trends

Up to $5K for healthy students

April 30, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

Through partners such as Kellogg's and the Walmart Foundation, Action for Healthy Kids is pleased to release its School Grants for Healthy Kids opportunities for the 2012-2013 school…

Teaching Trends

Up to $500K for RTI programs

April 30, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

This grant program is designed to assist school districts in the development and improvement of their Response to Intervention (RTI) programs.

Teaching Trends

Win an iPad for inspired teaching

April 30, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

In 50 words or less, entrants will explain: What Inspires You to Help Children Learn? Just by entering, each participant will receive a $10 coupon for Evan-Moor products…

Teaching Trends

Mobile Device Management and Bring Your Own Device in Education Environments

July 3, 2012April 28, 2012 by Kaseya

Mobile devices have the potential to engage students in new ways, but IT often doesn’t know how to manage the ... Read more

District Management

InfoComm 2012 exhibitors prepare for record-setting show

April 27, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry, will hold InfoComm 2012, its annual commercial audiovisual show, in Las Vegas from June 13-15. InfoComm 2012 will…

District Management

ISTE 2012 will expand horizons

April 27, 2012April 27, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) will hold its 33rd annual conference and exposition, with a theme of ... Read more

District Management

Rise in autism increases calls for awareness

May 1, 2012April 27, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

A new report issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in early April during Autism Awareness Month indicates that one child out of 88 is believed to…

Teaching Trends

eSchool News March 2012

May 1, 2012April 27, 2012 by ESchool News

• Apple dives into digital textbooks • New ed-tech products aim to cut costs, boost learning • How to engage parents more effectively in their children's education •…

IT Management

Rural schools testing 360-degree cameras for teacher observation

November 6, 2013April 27, 2012 by By David Hopkins

Thanks to the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, videotaping teachers has become a focal point of discussions on effective teaching. As part of its Measures…

District Management

EveryVote: An open source platform with a side of democratic collaboration

April 27, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

You want to get more involved with your government, but the red tape and politics are overwhelming. Maybe you just want "the facts" to make your own informed…

District Management

Maine teachers to get ‘financial literacy’ how-tos

April 27, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Maine teachers will get some training on how to help their students manage money, the Associated Press reports.

District Management

A moving film about the life of a school

April 27, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Too many films about school insist on showing the teaching and learning enterprise at its worst. Students are portrayed as at best troubled and often just rotten, teachers…

District Management

Kindergarten bill would require ‘maturity test’ for thousands, shift age cutoff date

April 27, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Thousands of Tennessee children would be required to pass a "maturity test" every year to enter kindergarten under a new bill passed by the state House of Representatives…

IT Management

Students speak out against arrests in public schools

April 27, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

A coalition of students protested outside Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office Tuesday, calling on the city to implement new disciplinary policies that would reduce the arrest rate among…

District Management

British royal to visit Philly school for low-income students

April 27, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

When the future King Edward VII visited Girard College in 1860, the boarding school for underprivileged students served about 860 white boys in a bucolic setting on the…

District Management

Teen’s app zapped by high school officials

November 5, 2013April 27, 2012 by From wire service reports

What happens when a student's grasp of technology outpaces policies in place to protect district resources?

STEM & STEAM

Students create their own 3D content

November 5, 2013April 26, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Some tech-savvy school districts are helping students take knowledge and creativity into their own hands by giving them the chance to create their own 3D content.

IT Management

Content-rights flap muddies debut of Google’s cloud storage

November 5, 2013April 26, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

Google is already facing spasms of suspicion and confusion as it tries to persuade educators, students, and others to entrust their personal documents, photos, and other digital content…

District Management

3 tips for teachers to help students finish school year strong

April 26, 2012 by Meris Stansbury

With only a month or two left until the end of the school year, high school students can get a little antsy, U.S. News reports.

District Management

Middle school girls expelled over Facebook jokes ‘to kill’ peers seek repeal

April 26, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Three eighth-graders from northwest Indiana who say they were expelled after joking on Facebook about which of their classmates they would like to kill asked a federal judge…

District Management

NY principals: A ‘wrecking ball’ of reform aimed at schools

April 26, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

This is an open letter that a group of New York principals sent this week to the New York State Board of Regents about school reform and the…

District Management

Watch: 64 schools close as district braces for dissolution

April 26, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

District staff and consultants are recommending a sweeping overhaul of how public schools in Philadelphia operate, planning to close 64 schools over the next five years and divvy…

Teaching & Learning

6 common misconceptions about financial aid

April 26, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

So, you've gotten into college (congrats!), filled out your FAFSA (great!) and are now staring at a financial aid award letter, wondering what to do next (uh-oh). As…

STEM & STEAM

Students want personalized learning, mobile technology

November 26, 2013April 26, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

More and more students own mobile devices, including tablets, and indicate a strong desire to use those personal learning tools in school to increase collaboration and access to…

District Management

States move slowly toward digital textbooks

November 5, 2013April 25, 2012 by From wire service reports

Despite enthusiasm for digital textbooks at the national level, states have been slow to get on board. But the movement is gaining strength.

IT Management

Online recruiting service helps link athletes with colleges

November 5, 2013April 25, 2012 by From wire service reports

Like a form of online dating to connect interested athletes and schools, beRecruited has brought efficiency to what had been an overwhelming process.

District Management

New education platform from TED could help power ‘flipped learning’

November 5, 2013April 25, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to spreading big ideas through a series of conferences and a free video platform, has continued its expansion into education by launching a…

Teaching Trends

TED launches new education platform with customized teaching tools

April 25, 2012 by Jeff Festa

TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to spreading big ideas through a series of conferences and a free video platform, has continued its expansion into education by launching a…

IT Management

Computer scoring of essays shows promise, analysis shows

November 5, 2013April 25, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

Computers can find a good Greek restaurant, recognize a song on the radio, and beat our best players at Jeopardy. But can they grade our kids' writing? A…

IT Management

Pretty smart: Class builds low-cost teaching technology

November 5, 2013April 25, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

North Carolina’s Trinity Episcopal School might not have interactive whiteboards, but they have a middle school technology class smart enough to craft a cheap alternative, reports the Charlotte…

Teaching & Learning

New Jersey father secretly records teachers insulting his autistic son

April 25, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

A New Jersey father has launched a campaign against "teacher bullies" after he sent his autistic son to school wearing a wire, which he said caught teachers insulting…

District Management

IU professor to deliver free online course on online teaching

April 25, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

Curt Bonk, professor of instructional systems technology at the Indiana University School of Education, will deliver a free, five-week internet course about teaching online for a company that…

STEM & STEAM

MIT launches student-produced educational video initiative

April 25, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

MIT has launched an initiative encouraging its students to produce short videos teaching basic concepts in science and engineering to K-12 students, the university reports.

District Management

Experts: Collaboration tools hold big promise for education

April 26, 2012April 25, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Social networking and educational gaming ignite spirited debates regarding their practicality in the classroom: Some educators say those technologies can engage students in new ways, while others question…

District Management

‘Dear President Obama … We can’t test this country into excellence’

April 24, 2012 by From staff reports

Speaking during her organization’s 72nd annual conference, Mary Broderick, outgoing president of the National School Boards Association, described a letter she wrote to President Obama urging him to…

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