Risk assessments are awful, but necessary
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Six percent of D.C. public school employees get separation notes
The District of Columbia Public Schools has notified 413 employees of their separation as the result of IMPACT evaluations, the DCPS said on Friday, Reuters reports.
Panel: Evolving technology has great classroom potential
Technology, when used properly, has the potential to increase student achievement and engage students in learning. But the overwhelming number of technology devices and solutions sometimes leads to…
School bullying reports: Zero in some districts, 4,000 in another
To Debbie Johnston, whose son killed himself after years of intimidation by a classmate, not one of Florida's 67 school districts can claim kids there aren't being bullied,…
School officials and union agree on pilot program for teacher evaluations
In a step toward reshaping how all teachers in New York City’s 1,700 public schools are judged, the Department of Education and the city teachers’ union agreed on…
InfoComm 2011 reveals the future of AV technology
The 2011 InfoComm conference and exposition, the nation’s largest trade show devoted to the audio-visual (AV) industry, in June brought more than 33,000 people to Orlando, where several…
New classroom furniture facilitates 21st-century instruction
Those bland, standalone classroom desks arranged in neat rows could become a relic of the past, replaced by stylish tables and chairs with built-in power sources and wireless…
Audio innovations that sound intriguing for schools
Innovative new speakers, public address systems, and sound amplification systems that make it easy to set up and control the audio in classrooms and other locations were among…
‘Green’ AV systems a key area of focus at InfoComm 2011
From lampless projectors, to control systems that automatically turn off electronic devices when they aren’t in use, to “network monitors” that bring the concept of network computing back…
Companies reduce barriers to school video production
Many schools are building high-quality video production studios to give their students valuable experience in recording, mixing, and producing live video broadcasts. Using professional-grade video equipment in these…
Pa. education secretary orders reviews of all state exams since 2009
Following revelations about possible cheating on state tests, Pennsylvania's education secretary has ordered forensic reviews of all exams since 2009, with special attention to Philadelphia, reports Philly.com.
School-based health care programs receive $95 million from affordable care act
Obamacare is going to school, says the Huffington Post. In a collaboration between the U.S. Departments of Education and Health & Human Services, the U.S. government is awarding…
Catholic schools lead rush for voucher approvals in Indiana
Catholic educators raised a strong voice for a school voucher program--and now that the state is starting one, schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis are quickly…
Supporters of education bill seek to replace money lost in budget-cutting process
The state budget that Gov. Pat Quinn signed on June 30 is missing a key component sought by education advocates: money, reports the New York Times.
Why Illinois might be a model for education reform
Illinois’ Senate Bill 7, passed in June, ushered in numerous changes designed to improve teaching and learning—and it demonstrates the power of collaboration between education policy makers and…
College net price calculators might not paint complete picture
When the annual college search season gets under way this fall, parents and students will have a new tool at their disposal.
Students will be fined for skipping class under daytime curfew
Concord schools' message to students: stop skipping class or pay up, KCBS reports.
Message from a charter school: Thrive or transfer
In 2008, when Katherine Sprowal’s son, Matthew, was selected in a lottery to attend the Harlem Success Academy 3 charter school, she was thrilled, reports the New York…
California ‘Parent Trigger’ rules: Tentatively OK’d by state board of education
The California State Board of Education unanimously voted today to tentatively approve a set of rules that outlines and gives parents more power to drive change in low-performing…
Amazon to battle Apple iPad with tablet
Amazon.com Inc. has battled Apple Inc. over digital books, digital music and mobile applications. Now the two companies are taking their clash to another front: the tablet market.…
U.S. girls sweep Google kids science fair
Three US girls won the top prizes in a global science fair launched by Google for their projects on ovarian cancer, grilled chicken and indoor air quality, the…
Pa. looking into possible cheating on state tests
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is looking into a report that has surfaced highlighting possible cheating on state standardized tests in at least 35 districts and noting aberrant…
Environmentalists, school board oppose plans to mine under high school
A subsidiary of the second-largest coal company in the United States is seeking permission to mine directly underneath a high school in West Virginia, reports the Huffington Post.
Schools chiefs see a path to proposing their own accountability systems
Some state education chiefs say that if Congress does not overhaul No Child Left Behind, the main federal law governing public education, by the fall, they may be…
Iowa governor hears education concerns
One by one, teachers and parents stood up Tuesday in the crowded Davenport North High School auditorium, talking directly to Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim…
L.A. officials unexpectedly move to shut down charters implicated in cheating
In an unexpected action, Los Angeles school officials Tuesday voted against renewing the operating agreements of two charter schools involved in a cheating scandal last year, reports the…
Students bring innovation to global technology competition
Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems, says VOANews.com.
Judge finds Indiana teen guilty in school shooting
A central Indiana teenager who insisted for weeks that he hadn't intended to kill a former classmate admitted in court Monday that he had hoped the shots he…
State creates website to educate parents about vouchers
The state Department of Education has created a website to help parents figure out how to receive state money to send their children to private school--and whether they…
Union chief faults school reform from ‘On High’
Amid one of the most contentious periods in recent memory for teachers’ unions, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, on Monday called for education…
Kids predict the future of technology
There might be a reason why the iPad is so popular with young children: It’s intuitive, touchable, and an extension of oneself—features that, according to a new survey,…
Rhode Island act prevents cyber bullying, not social media access
Rhode Island’s recently-approved “Safe School Act,” created in response to online bullying, seeks to standardize school responses to online bullying issues. And despite some media reports decrying the…
Highly rated instructors go beyond teaching to the standardized test
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Oregon education reform bills aim to create more flexible, individualized public schools
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Early childhood testing emerges in US and UK
Testing early development has a new meaning: 2-year olds in England will be given mandatory "progress checks" under a new government initiative to determine early-age underdevelopment, the Huffington…
Survey reveals need for tech skills in college, workforce
A new survey reinforces the concern that while students must have technology skills to succeed as they enter college and the workforce, their schools are not meeting this…
More teens asking: College? Who needs it?
