At a time when most U.S. public schools are implementing the Common Core State Standards, a new report finds that Americans don’t know what the Common Core State…
Forbes reports that with the American education system ripe for innovation, MOOCs and edtech have been generating big buzz, which has led to big investments for some female…
As social media continues to influence how educators collaborate and teach, more educational social media sites are available to help educators use ed-tech in the best way possible.…
Advertisements for star tutors in Hong Kong can be seen all over here: on billboards that loom over highways and on the exteriors of shopping malls, the New…
Millennials live and breathe on social media, so teachers are learning how to incorporate the medium into the classroom successfully, Mashable reports.
Here’s an important piece on school reform by P.L. Thomas, an associate professor of education at Furman University in South Carolina, the Washington Post reports.
Head Start, the federal pre-K education service for low-income families, has eliminated services for more than 57,000 children in the coming school year as a result of the…
High-definition portable camcorders from Canon that deliver professional-quality images—yet are so simple to operate that even students can use them—are helping St. John’s University capture and deliver sporting…
A new survey reveals that though most parents want to participate in their child’s school or district, not enough technology options exist to help them communicate with educators…
The spread of computing to every corner of our physical world doesn’t just mean a proliferation of screens large and small—it also means we’ll soon come to rely…
Over the past few months, Facebook has either been the pointed cause for murderous acts of violence being committed, or it has been on the other side, helping…
After a hard-fought battle to save some 50 Chicago Public Schools from closing, a federal judge dealt the fatal blow to the city's school closing opponents in a…
The New York Times reports that the Common Core, a set of standards for kindergarten through high school that has been ardently supported by the Obama administration and…
In the age of social media, online privacy concerns are a consistent issue. A new survey reveals where teenagers, who often don't realize the impact a digital footprint…
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has used data to rate restaurants, track the repair of potholes and close lackluster schools in New York City, reports The New York Times.