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.
The State Network Leadership Award is awarded to an outstanding women’s network or college/university program that makes innovative and visionary contributions to the advancement of women in higher…
Reuters reports that schools receiving subsidies for internet service will have to teach students about the perils of cyberbullying and the responsible use of social networking sites, the…
Recent eSchool News stories inspired readers to add their thoughts to important ed-tech issues and events. Here, we've assembled the latest reader comments to keep you up to…
A battle that erupted in Los Angeles this summer over the public release of teacher ratings is flaring in New York this week and could become prominent in…
Intel appears to be on a determined, if not somewhat puzzling, spending spree, the New York Times reports. In August the company acquired McAfee, the security software vendor,…
Virginia's Education Department approved a textbook that wrongly claims thousands of black troops fought for the Confederacy, the Associated Press reports. The agency is now warning schools about…
Sharp is scaling back its laptop PC operations and will focus resources on its recently announced Galapagos tablet PC and mobile terminals, PC World reports. The move comes…
I recently worked with a sixth grade teacher in Arlington, Texas, who was piloting a virtual science club program with her in-class students. Ms. Mueller was delighted that…
Georgia's largest school system has won the nation's top prize in public education, which will provide $1 million in college scholarships for needy students in the district, the…
Microsoft Corp. will provide New York City with an array of computer services under a five-year agreement announced Oct. 20, a coup for the tech giant in its…
Telecom policy experts say it is time for the Federal Communications Commission to put net neutrality issues to rest so that the agency can move on to addressing…
PC World reports that nearly three quarters (72 percent) of parents monitor their child's social networking account, says TRUSTe. The privacy services provider's 'The Kids are Alright' report…
They text their friends all day long. At night, they do research for their term papers on laptops and commune with their parents on Skype, reports the New…
The Wall Street Journal reported that Princeton University's endowment earned nearly 15 percent for the year ended June 30, besting returns at some Ivy League rivals, the school…
When you sign up for Facebook, you enter into a bargain. You share personal information with the site, and Facebook agrees to obey your wishes when it comes…
Pricing and launch details for at least one of the carrier partners for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tablet have been revealed, Mashable reports. The device will sell for…
In “Waiting for Superman,” the new education documentary, the union leader Randi Weingarten is portrayed, in the words of Variety, as “a foaming satanic beast," the New York…
President Barack Obama will renew a major initiative aimed at boosting academic achievement among Hispanic students, the Miami Herald reports. The news delighted South Florida educators, who said…
The latest Facebook privacy fiasco shows that the world's largest online social hub is having a hard time putting this thorny issue behind it even as it continues…