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.
North Park University announced on May 9 that senior Michael Nelson of Bangor, Maine, has been awarded the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Scholarship. He is the sixth student…
As the "green" movement sweeps across the nation, prompting citizens to buy organic produce and reduce their energy consumption, schools are following suit with lesson plans that teach…
A company that manufacturers secure personal cell phones for children is making a move to education, where it has introduced secure, internet-enabled mobile handheld devices for classroom use.
A new report suggests that many schools are not adequately preparing students to be safe in today’s digitally connected age, and it cites basic online safety and ethics…
Mobile devices are now found in the hands of most children, and school leaders are using that fact to their advantage by incorporating devices that students already own…
As technology transforms learning in classrooms across the nation, 3D printing, in which three dimensional objects are created through a system that successively layers materials on top one…
Educational technology stakeholders are speaking out against federal efforts to eliminate the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program by releasing state profiles and information showing how important the…
Andrea Deak, from the H.S. 570 Satellite Academy in New York City, will be honored in a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate her status as the grand prize…
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Marc Miller announced that more than $63,000 in Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grants will allow nearly 6,000 students to visit Illinois…
Mesa, Ariz. educator Patricia Urdialez has received the 2011 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award. Urdialez leads the Longfellow Elementary School's family literacy program, which will…
Although Congress reached a budget deal for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year—avoiding a government shutdown in the process—the federal education budget did not escape unscathed, and…
Hoping to brush up on colonial history, a student looks at a computer screen where a smiling, blinking Benjamin Franklin gazes back. The student types a simple question.…
As online learning reaches more students in districts across the country, some educators struggle with how they can become successful virtual teachers—but tips from the 2011 National Online…
Numerous studies point to a fact that cannot be ignored: U.S. students’ math and science performance trails that of several other countries, and the nation’s classrooms need qualified,…
Large, low-performing, urban school districts make national headlines with their struggles and successes. But rural school districts, less frequently noticed or mentioned, also face significant challenges in helping…
Top federal officials pushed forward March 16 on efforts to establish mandates for internet privacy, the Washington Post reports. In a Senate hearing on internet privacy, the chairman…
Summer camps have long been part of the American experience for children and teenagers, and for the last 30 years or so, computers and technology have added to…
An online library operated by Chinese search engine giant Baidu is drawing criticism that its becoming the next online hotbed for pirated works, IDG News reports. This week,…
Every year, the SAT reduces more than a few teenage test-takers to tears, the New York Times reports. But few questions on the so-called Big Test appear to…
Do you miss Google Wave? Judging by the adoption rate of that ill-fated service, probably not, reports the Washington Post. But for those who were fans of Google’s…