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Software uses auditory methods to boost language acquisition
Computer programs are playing a more active role in language acquisition, and many include features that let English as a Second Language (ESL) students and those learning a…
Tests for pupils, but the grades go to teachers
New York City education officials are developing more than a dozen new standardized tests, but in a sign of the times, their main purpose will be to grade…
Tenn. Senate OKs ban on teaching of homosexuality
A bill passed Friday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through eight from discussing the fact that some people are…
Los Angeles teachers union seeks to halt new evaluation pilot
As different districts and states re-imagine the way teachers should be graded, the country's second largest school system has hit a roadblock, reports the Huffington Post.
Obama: Schools can improve with right incentives
Trying to make his case for overhauling the nation's education laws, President Barack Obama is highlighting progress at a Tennessee high school as evidence that the proper incentives…
Windows 8 targeted for 2012
If you're just now getting used to Windows 7, check out this good news, says TG Daily.
Teacher who video-recorded disruptive student suing over job loss
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‘Something sinister is happening…’
A riveting first-person account describes a series of hearings conducted this month by the Los Angeles Unified School District to determine whether school librarians are qualified to remain…
Behind grass-roots school advocacy, Bill Gates
A handful of outspoken teachers helped persuade state lawmakers this spring to eliminate seniority-based layoff policies, reports the New York Times. They testified before the legislature, wrote briefing…
Zuckerberg: Kids under 13 should be able to use Facebook
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said at a summit that social networking sites can be a tool for education and that Facebook should be able to open its…
School district racks up $300,000 legal bill fighting teacher’s porn-related firing
The Middleton-Cross Plains School Board has spent about $300,000 in the last year fighting a grievance filed on behalf of a teacher fired after an investigation found he…
Autism leads rise of developmental disabilities in U.S. kids
Bloomberg News reports on a U.S. government study that found that developmental disabilities among American children increased 17 percent in the past decade led by a rise in…
Female magazine fans flock to Nook Color
Even as the iPad remains the favorite son of the magazine business, publishers are discovering that the Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a very promising younger daughter,…
School librarians targeted in budget crunch
How will students learn key information literacy skills, and how will teachers get help with integrating digital resources into their instruction, without a full-time media specialist in their…
Apple fans’ brains react in a way similar to religious people
Apple devotees are notorious for their steadfast dedication to the computer and gadget manufacturer, standing in line for hours and sometimes days just to be the first to…
Amazon says eBook sales surpass printed books
Amazon.com Inc. on May 19 said that, after less than four years of selling electronic books, it's now selling more of them than printed books, the Associated Press…
NCLB fix lagging in Congress
The long-awaited overhaul of the nine-year-old No Child Left Behind law has begun in the U.S. House of Representatives with the first in a series of targeted bills—but…
State says charter school misused federal funds
Don Bosco Charter High School, which already announced that it would close in June, needs to return $256,000 in allegedly misappropriated federal funds, the state announced on May…
Psst! The human brain is wired for gossip
Hearing gossip about people can change the way you see them — literally, NPR reports. Negative gossip actually alters the way our visual system responds to a particular…
Free websites use social networking tools to share content
As social networking and education become increasingly compatible, free websites like Wiggio and Sophia are working to strengthen this bond by providing additional tools for educators and students.
Recorded lectures take on new risk as blogger ‘goes after teachers’
Controversial blogger Andrew Breitbart might make college professors squeamish about recording their lectures.
Review: Eee Pad tablet transforms into laptop
The tablet computers that compete with the iPad have mostly been uninspiring, the Associated Press reports. The Eee Pad Transformer stands out with a design that isn't just…
Amazon expands trade-in program to include electronics
Do you happen to have any unwanted electronics items lying around? An old MP3 player perhaps? A GPS device? A couple of cameras you no longer use? Well,…
Closing more bad charters sooner
Charter schools are public schools, often started by educators and parents dissatisfied with regular schools, writes the Washington Post's Jay Mathews. They are typically independent of many district…
Web giants fight California privacy bill
Web giants Facebook, Google, Twitter and Skype have banded together to oppose an online social networking privacy bill in California that would require users’ permission to display personal…
This is your brain on Twitter
In his latest column for The New York Times Magazine, Bill Keller, The Times’s executive editor, likens clearing the way for his 13-year-old daughter to join Facebook to…
New resource will help educators, parents evaluate digital tools
A nonprofit organization plans to launch a resource that will help teachers and parents rate and review digital media and assess the learning value of various digital tools.
Could the internet spell the end of snow days?
Could the internet mean the end of snow days? Some schools think so, and they are experimenting with ways for students to do lessons online during bad weather,…
White teachers told they’re unfit to teach black students
Four white Philadelphia teachers filed federal race-bias lawsuits that accuse a black principal of creating a hostile work environment and suggesting they were unfit to teach black children,…
Idaho teachers warned about political activities
Teachers are being warned they could lose their certification if they participate in efforts to recall Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna, repeal his new education reforms…
Former Circle System execs charged with defrauding schools of millions
Two former executives of a Pennsylvania athletic equipment supplier were arrested Wednesday on charges that they fraudulently collected millions of dollars from more than 100 schools, reports the…
Deadly snakes rendered harmless (and fun!) in new education app
Kids can now get up close and personal with venomous cobras, deadly boa constrictors and poisonous adders, and it's all perfectly safe, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Annual report pegs mobile learning, cloud computing as imminent
