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.
Before beginning any major campus security project or even a minor upgrade, I recommend a thorough risk assessment. Most quality, experienced security integrators will provide one free of…
Most of us would like to think that the campus where we work or send our children to school is safe--free from the shootings, stabbings, and assaults we…
For more than 30 years I have been involved in security and law enforcement. I have helped to protect presidents, heads of state, and other senior dignitaries. But…
Although stolen laptops and computer-savvy hackers are frequently the focus of school security discussions, information retained when sensitive documents are photocopied poses another very real, although often overlooked,…
Web surfers requesting a Google Earth view of the Athenian School in Danville, Calif., are greeted with an image of what school officials call the "solar A"—a mass…
While the world faces enormous challenges such as feeding its populations, developing clean energy, and fighting diseases, many of its best and brightest citizens are focused on other…
A new report by a non-partisan research institute alleges that Tennessee and Delaware, the first two states to win education funding through President Obama's $4 billion Race to…
About 40 years ago, tech legend Alan Kay invented the idea of a lightweight tablet computer that children could use to learn programming. Apple’s iPad delivers on the…
On April 20, the Plano Independent School District unveiled its new $300,000 mobile computer lab, an outreach effort to connect needy families with social services and better engage…
The Education Department no longer will allow universities to rely solely on electronic student surveys to prove they are meeting the requirements of the gender-equity law known as…
A move that will let schools use federal e-Rate funds to help their stakeholders get online by opening up their computer labs to the community after school hours…
Facebook has named the first recipients of its new fellowship program for Ph.D. candidates doing research in areas related to "the social web and internet technology," reports the…
Not everyone would think that actor Ashton Kutcher's Twitter musings on his daily doings constitute part of “the universal body of human knowledge”--but the Library of Congress now…
Are you smarter than a third-grader? Because the online education system used by the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia apparently is not, reports the Washington Post. Police…
America's future math teachers, on average, earned a “C” on a new test comparing their skills with their counterparts in 15 other countries, reports the New York Times--significantly…
Facebook has launched a revamped internal site designed to help people stay safe and report threats while on the popular online hangout, reports the Associated Press. Facebook's "Safety…
Cloud computing and collaborative learning environments are set to take hold in K-12 schools in the very near future, with mobile devices, game-based learning, and other education technologies…
As the fourth largest school district in Texas, the Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio makes it a priority to keep up with the ever-changing need…
The Silicon Valley is known as a high-tech apex and is quickly cementing itself as a leader in the green movement. Located just 15 minutes south of San…