The fate of additional funding that might save thousands of teachers' jobs remains uncertain after a $10 billion education jobs bill failed to pass in Congress, leaving many…
Times are tough, and that’s especially true for education. To help school leaders in this time of need, we’ve put together a special section at eSchool News Online,…
In talking with school leaders around the country, we’ve come up with five tips for how to spend the remaining stimulus money while getting the best bang for…
Although the state budget outlook appears grim for 2010-11, there are a few possible sources of federal money that can help. One is the remains of the stimulus…
Teachers spend an average of $623 on school supplies each year, according to a study sponsored by OfficeMax. To help change that, OfficeMax has teamed up with Adopt-a-Classroom,…
How can technology be leveraged to deliver a world-class education affordably to students in developing countries? That's the question a new competition asks, and the best idea will…
A video produced by parents at a California elementary school to protest state budget cuts has become an online sensation, offering several lessons in internet advocacy for school…
The U.S. House of Representatives gave its assent on May 28 to $84 billion in federal funding to help keep the country competitive in the fields of scientific…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new e-Rate rules designed to simplify the program and bring discounts on networking services to more schools and libraries.
A project to show youth-produced videos on 2,200 Los Angeles city buses, the next generation of a graphical programming language that allows young people to create their own…
Computer-based testing, online high school courses, instructional data systems, and a dropout reengagement program that uses a blended model of instruction are just some of the uses of…
Education technology advocates hope that a new national online community will inspire entrepreneurs and educators to team up in developing and funding innovative solutions to some of education's…
An online instructional resource for students in grades 8-12 that has been available to schools free of charge since December 2008 soon will include content for sixth and…
A coalition of wealthy foundations is offering up to half a billion dollars to match federal grants meant to encourage education reform, taking the pressure off schools scrambling…
Although the economy has begun to rebound, K-12 education leaders say they are still facing serious budget shortfalls for the coming school year that threaten their ability to…
A Wisconsin university expects to save up to $10,000 a year by making a small change in computer users’ habits: Changing the fonts in the documents they print.
In last-minute maneuvering designed to get the measure to pass, lawmakers eliminated $20 billion in proposed education funding from the student aid overhaul enacted by Congress last week:…
Just days before the U.S. Department of Education released applications for the $650 million Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund on March 8, education technology researchers and developers expressed…