Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
Terry Dougherty, a third grade teacher at Roland Rogers Elementary School in Galloway Township, New Jersey has won the Great American Teach-Off earning a $10,000 classroom grant. Hundreds…
Salt Lake Community College Electronic Library and Information Environment (ELIE) has received a technology innovation in education award from the Center for Digital Education. The College developed ELIE…
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) announced the winners of its Global Education Challenge, which was launched earlier this year to identify innovative, game-changing ideas for improving K-12 student outcomes…
Turning around low-performing schools and improving educator morale might seem daunting as school leaders are being asked to do more with less, but some leaders have made marked…
Virtual learning can help districts address many needs, such as filling a gap between courses a school offers and courses students might want to take but aren't currently…
Samsung Techwin America’s Electronic Imaging Division today announced the ten high school students who each earned $1,000 scholarships. Students were asked to submit up to a 300 word…
Virginia Department of Education’s online virtual school program, Virtual Virginia, in collaboration with Alelo, an award-winning creator of innovative, computer-based courses that use “serious” games to teach language…
The recipients of the 2011 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education have been named as Robert Beichner, Mitchel Resnick and Julie Young. The 2011 winners are being…
The “Bridging the Gap” grant offers K-12 educators a distinct opportunity to win MimioClassroom interactive tools and curriculum support for their school or district. Applicants must demonstrate how…
The Big Read is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment. The Big Read provides…
The Dr. Wendell G. Mohling Outstanding Aerospace Educator Award recognizes excellence in the field of aerospace education as outlined in the NSTA Position Statement on Aerospace Education. In…
This award honors one elementary school teacher who has established (or is establishing) an interdisciplinary, inquiry-based lesson plan. The lesson plan must fully reference sources of information and…
The 2011 SunnyD BookSpree allows teachers to collect labels (from parents, friends, and acquaintances) from eligible SunnyD products. Teachers then redeem 20 labels at SunnyD in return for…
Disney’s Planet Challenge empowers the nation’s youth. As an environmentally focused competition it promotes conservation, informs children about global and local environmental issues, gives them a voice on…
This program aims to keep students physically active and spread awareness in the fight against childhood obesity. The NFL Network PE Teacher of the Year will win a…
This grant aims to help support projects that implement a new evidence-based social-emotional health intervention within their service setting. This new initiative must provide direct service to children…
The Walmart Foundation supports programs in the following focus areas: education, workforce development/economic opportunity, health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and hunger relief.
As schools get ready to apply for federal eRate discounts for the 2012 funding year, applicants and service providers will notice some new changes to the nearly $2.3…
As more students opt to enroll full-time or part-time in virtual learning programs, a growing number of states are considering proposals mandating that students take at least one…
As online learning becomes more ubiquitous in schools and districts across the nation, a leading online-learning organization has updated its national standards intended to help shape high-quality online…