iPhones, iPads may be susceptible to hackers
Risk assessments are awful, but necessary
Here are 5 ways to improve risk assessments in your district
Readers: Here’s how we’d change ESEA
With Education Secretary Arne Duncan warning Congress that he'll take matters into his own hands if lawmakers this year fail to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act…
UK’s Secretary of State for Education: video games will save the classroom
Michael Gove, UK's Secretary of State for Education, believes that video games can help aid the study of mathematics and science in the nation's classroom, TechSpot reports.
Arne Duncan’s authority over No Child Left Behind questioned by CRS memo
Does U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have the legal authority to move forward with a proposal that allows states to bypass school performance requirements set out by…
Atlanta works to root out cheating educators
Just a month before classes start, Atlanta schools officials are trying to determine how many of the 178 teachers and principals accused of cheating are still on the…
Teachers in middle of debate over immigrant kids
When an award-winning journalist recently revealed he's an illegal immigrant, two of the key players in his tale turned out to be educators who helped keep his secret.…
Report highlights importance of early childhood education
Children who attend high-quality pre-kindergarten programs are more likely to graduate from high school, says a new report that calls on states and communities to build an aligned…
Investigators report ex-Atlanta schools superintendent knew of test cheating allegations
A state investigation says former Atlanta schools Superintendent Beverly Hall knew about cheating allegations on standardized tests but either ignored them or tried to hide them, reports the…
Late gay teen’s mom sues school district
The mother of a central California teenager who committed suicide after years of anti-gay bullying is suing her late son's school district for not working to stop the…
At NEA convention, mixed feelings among teachers for Obama ahead of 2012 vote
When her union endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008, retired Montgomery County teacher Jane Stern wrote checks to his campaign and spent hours calling voters in swing…
Union shifts position on teacher evaluations
Catching up to the reality already faced by many of its members, the nation’s largest teachers’ union on Monday affirmed for the first time that evidence of student…
Indiana teachers sue to halt school voucher program
The Indiana State Teachers Association filed suit against the state on Friday, asking a court to block implementation of the country's largest private school voucher program, Reuters reports.
Project lets K-12 students archive websites
Students from schools across the country are participating in a project that archives important websites in an effort to save important digital content for future generations.
Calculating student success with credit score tools
The same predictive analytics used to create credit scores and insurance premiums are now guiding public education, the Huffington Post reports.
Minnesota shutdown prompts political blame game
With Minnesota's state government closed for business, the focus shifted Friday to who's to blame, the Associated Press reports.
Education Secretary Duncan responds to eSchool News readers
Recently, we asked eSchool News readers, via our daily newsletter, ‘What’s one question you’d like to ask U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan?’—and Sec. Duncan answered.
Digital technology changes boundaries of students’ free-speech rights
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Campus survives the ‘iPad jitters’
Putting Apple iPads in the hands of every student and professor on a PC-based campus required some convincing, but a year later, Seton Hill University officials said the…
Rhode Island’s ban on Facebook in schools too dumb to be a joke
On Thursday, the Rhode Island legislature passed HB 5941, an "anti-bullying" measure that, among its other provisions, imposes a blanket ban on the use of "social networking sites"…
Inner city parents protest NAACP, teachers’ union
According to the Daily Caller, minority parents in New York have a message for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the United Federation…
Wisconsin teachers react to Gov. Scott Walker’s newly signed budget
This weekend, Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) signed into law a budget that scrapped $800 million in education funding following an earlier law that reduced collective bargaining rights to…
NYC teachers from Caribbean seek immigration help
Hundreds of New York City teachers recruited from Jamaica, Trinidad and other Caribbean countries a decade ago say city officials have not followed through on promises to help…
Fight over education funding heads to state Supreme Court
The state constitution says it’s Washington’s “paramount duty to make ample provisions for the education of all children,” but is it failing to do that? This afternoon, the…
Teachers sue over new state ratings system
New York's new teacher-evaluation system--designed to rate them based in part on student scores in reading and math--is in jeopardy after the state teachers union filed a lawsuit…
Walton Family Foundation gives $157 million toward education reform
The numbers are in: the Walton Family Foundation invested $157 million in grants for K-12 education reform in 2010, a $23 million increase over its 2009 total of…
Google unveils latest social networking feat
Online search leader Google Inc. is taking yet another stab at social networking, as it tries to go up against Facebook in this wildly popular and lucrative segment…
Demand for online learning increases
In just three years, the number of high school students who have access to online learning has tripled, while twice as many middle school students are now learning…
ISTE conference is alive with social networking
What better place to use social networking technologies to connect with fellow educators and school leaders than at the nation's largest ed-tech conference? That's what was happening at…
Colorado holds lotto to help underprivileged children pay for private schools
Douglas County School District officials say their controversial pilot scholarship is going to move forward until a court orders it to stop, the Huffington Post reports.
More cheating uncovered in city schools
The Baltimore Sun broke a story revealing that an egregious level of cheating had taken place during state assessment testing at two city schools, and one of the…
Brizard, Emanuel suggest CPS teachers make home visits
In a press conference coordinated with the United Neighborhood Organization (UNO)'s announcement that their organization, which oversees a network of charter schools, is adding instructional days to their…
Technology plays role in inappropriate student-teacher relationships
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FCC proposes new e-Rate eligibility rules
A proposed new rule for the federal e-Rate program could discourage schools from buying service contracts when they purchase network equipment, at least one program expert warns.
Feds review progress on National Ed-Tech Plan
The second day of the International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) annual conference featured an hour-long presentation and question-and-answer session with Karen Cator, the U.S. Education Department’s…
Gender bias fought at Egalia Preschool in Stockholm, Sweden
At the "Egalia" preschool, staff avoid using words like "him" or "her" and address the 33 kids as "friends" rather than girls and boys, reports the Associated Press.
Education secretary tells Congress: Change No Child Left Behind – or I will
The Obama administration is raising the stakes for Congress to act on reforming No Child Left Behind, The Christian Science Monitor reports.
New PBS resource could help advance digital learning
