State boards of education weigh in on ed-tech policy
In a new set of recommendations aimed at advising state leaders on ed-tech integration, the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) discusses how states are integral…
Month: October 2012
North Carolina to outlaw student cyber bullying of teachers
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Court: School board eMail is a public record
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Teen’s death inspires campaign on dangers of texting while driving
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Watch: The future of ed tech
From school eReaders and flipped classroom models to computerized testing and online courses, educators are still grappling with ways to shift an educational paradigm of the 20th century…
Online initiative launches to aid low-income students
A new initiative in online learning intending to help low-income adults achieve an associate’s degree is set to launch in Colorado and then California before expanding to selected…
Study: Biggest readers in U.S. teens or 30-somethings
The most likely book readers in the United States are high-school students, college-age adults and people in their 30s, with e-book use highest among 30-somethings, a survey released…
Parents considering legal action over school yoga
A group of parents is bent out of shape by free yoga classes at schools in this San Diego County beachside community, fearing they are indoctrinating youngsters in…
10,000 Ohio 3rd graders could be held back under new law
As many as 10,000 students across Ohio could be held back to repeat the third grade under the new "Third Grade Reading Guarantee" law, the Huffington Post reports.
Watch: Twitter boosts college grades and class engagement
Twitter has been credited with — and blamed for — a lot of things. Supporters claim it fueled the Green Revolution in Iran and helped the Arab Spring,…
Minnesota eases restrictions on online education following internet dust-up
Hey, all you colleges and universities not in Minnesota: Want to offer a free, online, not-for-credit course to people living here, no questions asked? This is your lucky…
State of school funding in Washington like ‘a wartime setting’
With the state dramatically scaling back its funding, Superintendent Nick Brossoit has had to cut back on just about everything in the Edmonds School District, Stateline reports.
Texas schools head to trial over school finance
Texas lawmakers cut $5.4 billion from public schools nearly 18 months ago, and now districts are headed to court to argue that the resulting system is so inefficient…
Officials say arts education may raise test scores
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Aurora school board repeals protections for trans students
East Aurora School District 131 now has no procedures to help keep transgender students safe, the Windy City Times reports.
A&T professor is taking debate online
A professor at N.C. A&T is using social media to create a group setting online, where participants can react as the presidential debate unfolds.
Study connects parent’s education, income to child’s brain development
A recent study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscientists found a correlation between a parent’s income and education level and the development of certain…
Watch: Boy kicked out of school for his genetic makeup
Colman Chadam, an 11-year-old California boy, has been ordered to transfer from his current school to another one miles away because of his genetic makeup. Now, his parents…
How ‘Exam Schools’ fared in the best high schools rankings
n the new book, Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools, the authors examine institutions with selective admissions processes, U.S. News reports.
Governor issues executive order to expand pre-k program
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue Thursday issued an executive order authorizing the expansion of the NC Pre-K program to serve up to 6,300 additional children by Jan. 1,…
State leaders: Here’s how we’re going digital
There’s been much recent talk about schools going all-digital--from Arne Duncan’s call to action to the backlash from educators--but implementing digital resources is no easy task. During a…
EDUCAUSE 2012 gathers influential higher ed IT experts
The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference runs Nov. 6-9, 2012, in Denver, Colo., and is one of the premier gatherings for higher education IT professionals. The conference also will broadcast…
Wireless experts: Time to move beyond the device
By 2016, 85 percent of all broadband service will be mobile instead of fixed broadband. Last year, there were more smart phones (472 million) than PCs (353 million).…
Seeking aid, school districts change teacher evaluations
In an exercise evoking a corporate motivation seminar, a group of public school teachers and principals clustered around posters scrawled with the titles of Beatles songs. Their assignment:…
Study: Dual-enrolled students more likely to attend, graduate college
A report by Boston-based education nonprofit Jobs for the Future urges policymakers to expand dual enrollment after determining that high school students who take college courses are more…
First ‘parent trigger’ moves to a crucial vote after court ruling
About nine months ago, at a small park playground a few hundred feet from their children's struggling school, a group of parents chanted, cheered and delivered passionate speeches…
Florida officials defend racial and ethnic learning goals
When the Florida Board of Education voted this month to set different goals for student achievement in reading and math by race and ethnicity, among other guidelines, the…
Amazon looks to get Kindle into schools
Amazon.com Inc. has launched a service to help schools and workplaces manage Kindles used by students and employees—by sending out eBooks or blocking certain types of activities, for…
Bidding delays laptops for Idaho teachers
The first round of more than 6,000 laptop computers, one for every high school teacher and administrator in Idaho, already was supposed to be delivered to Idaho's schools…
Stuck in a ‘Rubber Room’
The infamous "rubber room," a place where teachers who face disciplinary charges sit, knit, and stare at the wall while collecting their full paycheck, was meant to be…
From guns to schools? Checking Obama and Romney on education
In perhaps the biggest pivot of the presidential debate Tuesday night, President Barack Obama turned a question about gun violence into an answer about education, the Huffington Post…
Blackboard founder and CEO resigns – What it means for the LMS industry
Michael Chasen, CEO and co-founder of Blackboard, surprised more than a few people this week by announcing his departure from the company, says Christopher Dawson for ZDNet Education.
Chicago unveils plans to boost art, cultural opportunities
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has unveiled a plan that would emphasize the arts in the city in a new way, Yahoo! News reports.
Study: Most Michigan school districts in violation of merit-pay law
An analysis by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a conservative think-tank, has determined that 80 percent of Michigan school districts surveyed are in violation of the state’s…
New guide reveals how to improve after-school programs
The Forum for Youth Investment, a nonprofit action group, has released a new guide to help cities and communities strengthen and sustain quality in after-school programs.
Can school networks keep up with demands?
School networks must be equipped to support new technologies if educators and students are to realize the full benefits of these changes—and new data suggest they aren't keeping…
Florida sets math, reading goals based on race, ethnicity
Just a few weeks after a similar move by Virginia was met with controversy, Florida has also adopted achievement standards based on race and ethnicity, the Huffington Post…
Educators at some high schools tout benefits of 4-day week
School officials in districts across the country are moving to three-day weekends in order to battle budget constraints, U.S. News reports.
Romney adviser calls Head Start ‘a social experience’
When it comes to the nuts and bolts of education policy, a topic that ranks high among the concerns of female and Latino voters, Mitt Romney and Barack…
Microsoft plans large volume production of surface
Microsoft Corp. seems to be serious about its foray into the tablet market – the software giant is planning large volume production of its first tablet computer, Surface,…