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10 educational iPad apps recommended by Explore Knowledge Academy

November 5, 2013February 22, 2012 by From wire service reports

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District Management

Viewpoint: Tests don’t measure teachers

February 22, 2012 by By Jay Gillen

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District Management

‘Mass Customized Learning’: The key to education reform?

November 26, 2013February 21, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Would you still drive a car if it was the Ford Model T? No? Even if the paint was new and it had air conditioning? The answer would…

eClassroom News

iPad app helps student communicate

November 6, 2013February 20, 2012 by From wire service reports

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Curriculum

Scientist: Education can solve religion-science conflicts

February 20, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

A perceived conflict between science and religion has led Americans to rank nearly last among industrialized countries in understanding evolution, educators told a major science conference this weekend,…

Curriculum

Affluent, born abroad and choosing New York’s public schools

February 16, 2012February 16, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

Miriam and Christian Rengier, a German couple moving to New York, visited some private elementary schools in Manhattan last spring in search of a place for their son,…

District Management

$5 billion program would focus on teacher quality

February 17, 2012February 15, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

The Obama administration is hoping that competition combined with cash will encourage states and school districts to improve the nation's teaching corps.

Curriculum

Software program allows for smarter music education

November 6, 2013February 15, 2012 by From wire service reports

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Curriculum

Seven misconceptions about how students learn

February 14, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Will Rogers once said, “It isn’t what people don’t know that hurts them. It’s what they do know that just ain’t so.” That’s the introduction to a list…

District Management

Obama seeks more money for education, setting up showdown with Congress

February 15, 2012February 14, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and…

District Management

Details of Obama’s proposed $70B for education

February 14, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) would receive nearly $70 billion under President Barack Obama’s FY2013 budget, which he presented to Congress on Feb. 13. The $69.8 billion…

Curriculum

iPads help charge reading instruction

September 2, 2015February 13, 2012 by From wire service reports

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District Management

Six ed-tech resources for ELL/ESL instruction

December 26, 2014February 10, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor

From award-winning software, to a teacher-created program that needs peer input, our readers offered some useful ways in which technology can help English-language learners and those for whom…

District Management

A first-hand look inside a flipped classroom

September 23, 2014February 9, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor

There have been many school reform trends over the past few years: student response systems, video games for math, mobile phones for learning—but none have completely transformed the…

Curriculum

High school students tackle foreign affairs

February 9, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

For two weeks this summer, a team will meet at Yale University to discuss U.S. foreign affairs, work together during a simulation of an international crisis, and travel…

STEM & STEAM

Clark County schools see improvement with help from math software

November 5, 2013February 9, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

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District Management

Obama requests funding to help math, science teacher preparation

February 9, 2012February 8, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

President Barack Obama on Feb. 7 called for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to…

Curriculum

3D technology helps autistic kids learn to read

November 5, 2013February 7, 2012 by From wire service reports

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eClassroom News

Experts warn of a growing trend: Teen password sharing

November 27, 2012February 7, 2012 by From wire service reports

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District Management

One district’s experience with iPads

November 6, 2013February 6, 2012 by From wire service reports

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Curriculum

National project aims to inspire the ‘model classroom’

February 7, 2012February 6, 2012 by From wire service reports

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Blended Learning

Online program will help guide Okla. students through Algebra I

February 3, 2012February 2, 2012 by From wire service reports

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Curriculum

Pearson-backed startup aims to be the Zynga for learning

February 2, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

What if the 232 million people who log into Zynga's Facebook games each month instead spent hours working through online learning resources? Asks Mashable.

Curriculum

Country music association donates $1.4 million to help students learn music

February 2, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

The Country Music Association is helping thousands of students learn music in school to the tune of $1.4 million, the Associated Press reports.

Creating a Digital Learning Environment

Digital Learning Day draws nearly 2 million students

April 26, 2012February 2, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

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District Management

Feds’ challenge to schools: Embrace digital textbooks

April 26, 2012February 1, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools?

Curriculum

SMART Solutions for English Language Learners

November 5, 2013February 1, 2012 by ESchool News Staff

[hana-flv-player video=”http://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2012/02/ELA-for-web.flv” width=”400″ height=”330″ description=”” player=”3″ autoload=”true” autoplay=”false” loop=”false” autorewind=”true” /] See how educators at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in ... Read more

Curriculum

Reading is not a race: The virtues of the ‘slow reading’ movement

January 31, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Go to just about any elementary school in this country and you will see teachers with stopwatches assessing “nonsense word fluency,” says Thomas Newkirk, a former high school…

Curriculum

$3M gaming project could help spark STEM education

October 10, 2013January 31, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

A $3 million Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant will help the MIT Education Arcade build a massively multiplayer online game to help high school students learn math…

eClassroom News

Homebound students use robot to continue learning from home

November 6, 2013January 30, 2012 by From wire service reports

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District Management

Teachers: Budgets block classroom technology access

April 26, 2012January 28, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Despite advances in digital learning tools and efforts to close the ed-tech access gap, school budgets remain one of the biggest barriers to classroom technology access, according to…

STEM & STEAM

Inquiry-based approach to science a hit with students

November 6, 2013January 27, 2012 by From wire service reports

John Scali’s class at Concord High School in Wilmington, Del., doesn’t look like your typical honors chemistry class.

District Management

Watch: Parents demand school teach about ex-gay therapy

January 26, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

A group of conservative Christian parents are demanding Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin School District teach "ex-homosexual" therapy and "gay-related-immune deficiency" (or "GRID"), the Twin Cities Daily Planet reports.

Curriculum

Students learn smart-phone app making

January 26, 2012 by From wire service reports

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District Management

Report tracks states’ progress toward Common Core standards

January 26, 2012January 26, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

As the Common Core State Standards continue to gain momentum, states say they are more rigorous than previous standards, but many cite challenges in fully implementing the standards,…

District Management

Obama challenges lawmakers to strengthen education

January 26, 2012January 25, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

In a State of the Union address that was as much a campaign speech as a call to action, President Obama touted his administration’s success in spurring school…

Curriculum

Tea Party group pushes for sunnier side of slavery in textbooks

January 24, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

A little more than a year after the conservative-led state board of education in Texas approved massive changes to its school textbooks to put slavery in a more…

District Management

Teacher tenure is under increased attack

January 24, 2012 by From wire service reports

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STEM & STEAM

Wolfram Alpha launches free portal with tools for math instruction

January 24, 2012January 21, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Numerous studies have highlighted the importance of U.S. students’ math achievement, and now math teachers have a new resource, aligned with the Common Core standards and available free…

Curriculum

Opinion: We’re smart enough for Darwin debate

January 20, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

During my 20 years as a local reporter and columnist, I have noticed our schools deal with all of the big national education issues—student assessment, budget cuts, teacher…

This article is no longer available.

This article is no longer available.

Would you still drive a car if it was the Ford Model T? No? Even if the paint was new and it had air conditioning? The answer would…

This article is no longer available.

A perceived conflict between science and religion has led Americans to rank nearly last among industrialized countries in understanding evolution, educators told a major science conference this weekend,…

Miriam and Christian Rengier, a German couple moving to New York, visited some private elementary schools in Manhattan last spring in search of a place for their son,…

The Obama administration is hoping that competition combined with cash will encourage states and school districts to improve the nation's teaching corps.

This article is no longer available.

Will Rogers once said, “It isn’t what people don’t know that hurts them. It’s what they do know that just ain’t so.” That’s the introduction to a list…

The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and…

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) would receive nearly $70 billion under President Barack Obama’s FY2013 budget, which he presented to Congress on Feb. 13. The $69.8 billion…

This article is no longer available.

From award-winning software, to a teacher-created program that needs peer input, our readers offered some useful ways in which technology can help English-language learners and those for whom…

There have been many school reform trends over the past few years: student response systems, video games for math, mobile phones for learning—but none have completely transformed the…

For two weeks this summer, a team will meet at Yale University to discuss U.S. foreign affairs, work together during a simulation of an international crisis, and travel…

This article is no longer available.

President Barack Obama on Feb. 7 called for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to…

This article is no longer available.

This article is no longer available.

This article is no longer available.

This article is no longer available.

This article is no longer available.

What if the 232 million people who log into Zynga's Facebook games each month instead spent hours working through online learning resources? Asks Mashable.

The Country Music Association is helping thousands of students learn music in school to the tune of $1.4 million, the Associated Press reports.

This article is no longer available.

Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools?

Go to just about any elementary school in this country and you will see teachers with stopwatches assessing “nonsense word fluency,” says Thomas Newkirk, a former high school…

A $3 million Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant will help the MIT Education Arcade build a massively multiplayer online game to help high school students learn math…

This article is no longer available.

Despite advances in digital learning tools and efforts to close the ed-tech access gap, school budgets remain one of the biggest barriers to classroom technology access, according to…

John Scali’s class at Concord High School in Wilmington, Del., doesn’t look like your typical honors chemistry class.

A group of conservative Christian parents are demanding Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin School District teach "ex-homosexual" therapy and "gay-related-immune deficiency" (or "GRID"), the Twin Cities Daily Planet reports.

This article is no longer available.

As the Common Core State Standards continue to gain momentum, states say they are more rigorous than previous standards, but many cite challenges in fully implementing the standards,…

In a State of the Union address that was as much a campaign speech as a call to action, President Obama touted his administration’s success in spurring school…

A little more than a year after the conservative-led state board of education in Texas approved massive changes to its school textbooks to put slavery in a more…

This article is no longer available.

Numerous studies have highlighted the importance of U.S. students’ math achievement, and now math teachers have a new resource, aligned with the Common Core standards and available free…

During my 20 years as a local reporter and columnist, I have noticed our schools deal with all of the big national education issues—student assessment, budget cuts, teacher…

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