Sustainable change starts with educator voice
When educators help shape the work of their schools, change becomes a shared commitment to better outcomes for students
Ed tech vs. larger class sizes: Worth the trade-off?
Thrusting his state into the center of the debate over education reform, Idaho public schools chief Tom Luna called for more educational technology in the classroom and a…
Adaptive learning tool helps spur individual success
Undergraduate professors employ myriad techniques to motivate their students to arrive prepared for active discussion. Despite our efforts, students often fall well short of our preparation expectations and…
States’ rights and states’ wrongs on school reform
We shouldn't lionize states when they're too often failing to fix our schools, Time reports
Governor thrusts New Jersey to fore on education
Gov. Chris Christie’s tough-on-schools approach in a state that has zealously protected its public schools--and its teachers--has already put him at loggerheads with legislative leaders, unions and some…
Putting the APP in Apple: Does Apple own ‘app store’?
Apple (AAPL) iPhone may “own” the smartphone market by virtue of being the market leader in sales. And it may “own” the app market because hundreds of thousands…
Report shows high school graduates enter college unprepared
High school students should be exposed to college-level courses early on, and they should learn in technology-rich classrooms that redesign the learning process to emphasize problem-solving, critical thinking,…
Republican school board in N.C. backed by tea party abolishes integration policy
The sprawling Wake County School District has long been a rarity. Some of its best, most diverse schools are in the poorest sections of this capital city. And…
NY archdiocese to close 27 schools, saving $10M
The Archdiocese of New York says 27 Catholic schools that received heavy subsidies due to declining enrollment will close at the end of the current academic year, the…
Editorial: Too many education cooks
For the two decades that California has had a secretary of education, the position has never made much sense. Appointed by the governor, with a staff of a…
College help-desk services lagging in tech use
University help-desk services need a technological makeover, according to a recent report that shows students and faculty at seven out of 10 schools can’t hold online chats with…
At one school, a push for more play time
Some kindergarten parents at Public School 101, a graceful brick castle in Forest Hills, Queens, wanted more free play time for their children; so they decided to do…
Should student test scores be used to evaluate teachers?
The so-called value-added model is an “imperfect, but still informative” measure of teacher effectiveness, especially when it is combined with other measures, according to the preliminary results of…
Obama’s internet plan sounds an awful lot like a national internet ID
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt announce to the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research on Friday that President Obama intended to turn over development of a national…
‘Whitewashing’ of literary classics paints controversy
The internet is abuzz with reaction to a publisher’s controversial decision to replace the N-word with "slave" in Mark Twain's classic novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in an…
Rift in Arizona as Latino class is found illegal
Classes in the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican-American program have been declared illegal by the State of Arizona — even while similar programs for black, Asian and American…
Many see influence of teachers union in Gov. Jerry Brown’s shakeup of California Board of Education
In one of Gov. Jerry Brown's first official acts this week, he sacked the majority of the state Board of Education, replacing several vocal proponents of charter schools,…
How to be taken seriously as a reformer (don’t be an educator)
In the current upside-down world of education policy, there's one foolproof strategy for being taken seriously as a reformer: Make sure you're not an educator, says Gregory Michie,…
Apple launches app store for Mac computer software
Apple Inc. is expanding the "app store" idea that caught fire on the iPhone and iPad to its line of Mac computers, the Associated Press reports.
University mistake sends disqualification letters
Officials at California State University, Los Angeles, have apologized to about 500 students who mistakenly received letters saying they'd been academically disqualified from returning for the winter quarter,…
N.H. case: Can a divorced parent veto home schooling?
When divorced parents disagree on whether a child should be home-schooled, how should courts weigh the issues? It’s a difficult job, especially when part of the dispute is…
Microsoft’s answer to the iPad is still in pieces
Instead of unveiling an elegant response to the iPad, Microsoft came to the tech industry's premier gadget show with a collection of exposed computer guts, the Associated Press…
Web helps admissions officials demystify application process
Admissions officials at many colleges are trying to fight the Hollywood version of the college application process: A panel of ancient white guys in suits sitting in a…
Troubled R.I. school hits bumps on road to education reform
The teachers at Central Falls High School in Central Falls, RI, struck a deal to get their jobs back last year after the entire staff was fired in…
States having problems with Common Core standards
As states move forward in their adoption of the Common Core State Standards, a new survey reveals that thorough implementation of these standards is still years away, and…
Chicago Public Schools investigated: Misspending, use of clout discovered
An investigation has led to the discovery of lavish spending by two former presidents of the Chicago Board of Education, all while schools faced a serious budget crisis,…
Publisher tinkers with Twain
A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is missing something, reports the New York Times.
Touring schools that work, chancellor says new approach is needed at those that don’t
Ms. Black, who officially began her job as New York City schools chancellor on Monday, has been visiting schools for weeks, reports the New York Times.
Can eBooks help bridge achievement gaps?
As more traditional book content goes digital, educators are left wondering whether technology will make achievement gaps even wider—or whether electronic books might act as a bridge for…
Education reform: eight school chiefs to watch in 2011
Education reform will be on many state education agendas across the nation in 2011, reports the Christian Science Monitor.
The top 10 ed-tech stories of 2010: No. 2
The controversial documentary film Waiting for ‘Superman’ has shined a national spotlight on the need for school reform, while sparking intense debate over how best to achieve this…
FETC 2011 will turn to the ‘Eye of the Storm’
Thousands of educators throughout Florida and the nation will have an opportunity to journey into the eye of the storm when FETC 2011, one of the largest conferences…
The top 10 ed-tech stories of 2010: No. 5
In March, the Education Department (ED) released a draft version of its new National Educational Technology Plan, and after collecting responses from the public, the department issued a…
With Common Application, many find a technical difficulty in common, too
The Common Application, the admission form accepted by more than 400 colleges and universities, was created in part to ease the burden on high school seniors. No longer…
Obama’s deputy CTO leaves to launch start-ups
Andrew McLaughlin, the nation's deputy chief technology officer, said Wednesday he is resigning his post to launch two start-ups aimed at technology development in communities in the United…
Teachers turn learning upside down
Some innovative teachers are turning the traditional classroom model on its head in an effort to make instruction more valuable to their students.
Colleges rethink R.O.T.C. after ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal
The Senate vote to repeal the 17-year old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy against gay men and lesbians serving openly in the armed forces removes a reason that…
School district probed in Walsh suicide
Federal education officials have launched a probe into the Central California school district where Seth Walsh, who was 13 years old, took his own life after suffering antigay…
EEOC suing Kaplan over alleged racial discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday sued The Washington Post Co.'s Kaplan Higher Education unit, alleging that it discriminated against black job applicants by refusing to hire…
Education disappointed by net-neutrality ‘loopholes’
