Technology has become essential to middle school and high school learning, but according to teachers, a gap in access to the internet between the rich and poor is…
Publishing giant Pearson has launched an incubator program for ed-tech startups, following in the footsteps of other educational companies like Kaplan, Mashable reports.
Imagine students learning their ABCs while dancing, or memorizing multiplication tables while doing jumping jacks: Some schools are using both methods of instruction, and First Lady Michelle Obama…
To prepare for more rigorous assessments aligned with the Common Core standards, teachers will need more time and opportunities to collaborate with each other, education professor Linda Darling-Hammond…
Flipping the classroom is one of the top trends in school reform, with more and more teachers trying the approach in an attempt to boost student engagement and…
Two grand prize winners will receive a $30,000 grant and a new playground from Playworld Systems. One of the grand prize winners will be chosen from a special…
An effective school requires an effective leader, but great principals rarely just happen, says the Wallace Foundation: They are cultivated. Now, a new report from the foundation offers…
First lady Michelle Obama, in an interview with SiriusXM host B. Smith being aired to mark the third anniversary of her “Let’s Move” campaign, said that allowing students…
The Daily Caller, quoting a story from World Net Daily, reports an incident at Lumberton High School in Lumberton, Texas, in which female students were encouraged to dress…
The New Jersey Department of Education says it will distribute $1.25 million in grants to help schools that were hit hard by Superstorm Sandy last year, the Associated…
As Congress nears a deadline to form a compromise and avoid sequestration, education stakeholders are hoping to avoid devastating school funding cuts that could put an end to…
Last month, we launched a brand-new feature called "App of the Week," in which our editors highlight a new educational app every week. Here are the first seven…
Most teachers will tell you that when assigned a research paper, students enter a few keywords into a Google search, download some relevant webpages, cut and paste passages…
Parents whose kids blew their money buying virtual goods in "free" apps from Apple's iPad store will be getting refunds in the near future, Ars Technica reports. That…
The newest attempt to thwart illegal filesharing launched Monday and while the "six strikes and you're out" initiative seems to offer light penalties, digital rights advocates are concerned…
Students will not be the only ones who may dread showing their grades to parents. Starting in 2014, each Virginia public school will get a very public letter…
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