Originally from Seattle, Jenna graduated from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. At USC, she studied in the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, where she earned her B.A. in broadcast journalism and minored in peace & conflict studies. Her favorite eSchool stories to cover are those involving personalized learning or social media. In addition to her work at eSchool, Jenna also works with the news team at Citadel Radio.
Think of it as kryptonite for ‘Superman’: As lawmakers work to strip teachers of their collective bargaining rights and school reformers place much of the blame for the…
Nearly one year after a pilot program that put Virginia's fourth, seventh, and ninth grade social studies curriculum on an iPad, Virginia state officials say they have learned…
Plagiarism is going social, according to Turnitin.com, which found that one-third of plagiarized material in student papers can be traced to social networking, content sharing, or question-and-answer websites.…
As the nation prepares to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, many teachers are struggling with how to teach…
From the NCSS, a variety of resources and lesson plans on 9/11 and the war in Iraq: http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/moments From PBS, ... Read more
New poll results from Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup reveal that the American public has an overall positive outlook on its children’s schools, although poll respondents seem to…
As childhood obesity rates continue to rise, and as First Lady Michelle Obama promotes her “Let’s Move” campaign to encourage children and families to live active, healthy lifestyles,…
With incidences of reported autism increasing exponentially, educators are struggling to accommodate the needs of this growing population of students. But some key steps, including individualized assessments and…
Maryland has become the first state to mandate an environmental literacy requirement for all students: A new policy adopted by the state board of education requires public schools…
Teachers and their supporters turned out by the thousands July 30 for the Save Our Schools March in Washington, D.C. They came to protest budget cuts, the outdated…