App of the week: Grammar Wonderland
Grammar iPad app for K-6.
Month: January 2013
Fourth grader wins science fair with drug-sniffing dogs, ounce of cocaine
In an early bid for Father of the Year, a Miami police detective allowed his 10-year-old daughter to use three drug-sniffing dogs and an ounce of cocaine for…
Feds: Teacher scammed federal program of hundreds of thousands
A New York City substitute teacher is accused of running a scam through a tutoring service that between 2005 and 2012 billed the government for millions of dollars,…
USDA to announce new healthy school snack rules
After more than a year's delay, American schools will soon see new U.S. government rules targeting the kinds of snacks sold to students, a move nutritionists say could…
Bill Gates: Invest in better teaching
Yesterday I released my annual letter. Each year, I reflect on what I learned in the last year through our travels and work with the foundation and how…
Fla. governor wants $1.2 billion more for schools
Florida Gov. Rick Scott will ask for a $1.2 billion boost in spending on public schools in the coming year, a move that could set up a clash…
Nanotechnology comes to Illinois high school
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Robotics on the rise in schools
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Website helps teachers, kids with evolutionary theory
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The Vietnamization of public education
Here’s an interesting look at the false metrics of success that characterized the Vietnam War, and now, school reform, by Steve Cohen, a senior lecturer in education at…