Laura Ascione, Author at eSchool News

Author
Recent Posts

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.

Up to $1K in matching education grants

February 14, 2011 by Laura Ascione

The Northrop Grumman Foundation's Employee Matching Gifts for Education Program is designed to acknowledge and support our employees' commitment to education. Please check the eligible/ineligible education support lists…

District Management

Free web tools for classroom educators

May 11, 2011February 10, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

During the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) conference, technology integration specialists Jenni Keith and Sarah Daugherty from Coppell Independent School District presented a round-up of free web tools…

District Management

TCEA seeks to remove barriers from tech access

August 19, 2011February 9, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Today's students expect anytime, anywhere access.

Technology's potential to improve and revolutionize education knows no limits: This was the resounding message during the first day of the Texas Computer Education Association's annual conference.

District Management

Viewpoint: How we should improve on NCLB

September 24, 2012February 7, 2011 by By Daniel A. Domenech

From Feb. 17-19, the “Great Education Conversation” will take place in Denver as part of the American Association of School Administrators’ national conference. It will be a dialogue…

eClassroom News

Social media monitoring services stir debate

February 9, 2011February 7, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

As cyber bullying and inappropriate online behaviors become more commonplace in today’s technology-rich world, some companies are offering services that alert parents when their children are at risk…

District Management

Texas lawmakers aim for guns on college campuses

February 4, 2011 by Laura Ascione

Is the answer to mass shootings on college campuses to arm students and staff? Eight states are considering legislation that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun…

IT Management

Janitor tells police he was fired before shooting

February 4, 2011 by Laura Ascione

A school janitor told investigators he went home and got a gun before returning to an elementary school and killing the principal who had fired him several hours…

District Management

Flurry of data as rules near for commercial colleges

February 4, 2011 by Laura Ascione

As the United States Department of Education gets closer to issuing its final regulations on commercial colleges’ eligibility for the federal student aid that provides the bulk of…

IT Management

T-Mobile details ‘3D-capable’ Honeycomb-powered G-Slate tablet

November 5, 2013February 4, 2011 by Laura Ascione

Yahoo News reports that after getting little more than a fleeting glimpse at the LG-built G-Slate at CES last month, T-Mobile has finally spilled the beans about its…

IT Management

Survey reveals educators’ must-have technologies

November 5, 2013February 2, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Interactive whiteboards are the classroom technology that teachers say they most value, and though tablet-style eReader devices such as Apple's iPad haven't been around for long, they're already…

District Management

How—and why—to teach innovation in our schools

September 4, 2012February 1, 2011 by By Alexander Hiam

It’s wonderful to hear President Obama call for a nationwide emphasis on innovation, but it raises an interesting challenge: Where will all those innovators come from? Currently, we…

Login