#4: 5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research
How students can better overcome language and reading problems thanks to the plastic brain and teacher know-how.
Some Illinois public school teachers earning six-figure salaries
Want to wind up making at least six figures as a public school teacher? Asks the Chicago Sun-Times.
High school graduation rates up, but some states lag behind
More high school students are hitting the books and getting their degrees within four years, data from the National Center for Education Statistics show. But not every state…
Struggle to learn mathematics, your child may have dyscalculia
Children who struggle to learn mathematics may have a neurocognitive disorder, called Dyscalculia, that inhibits the acquisition of basic numerical and arithmetic concepts, according to a new research…
Report shows education options expanding across U.S.
When it comes to education options—from kindergarten up through college—the decision is no longer simple for students and their parents, a new federal report suggests.
Study links college majors to potential earnings
The choice of undergraduate major in college is strongly tied to a student’s future earnings, with the highest-paying majors providing salaries of about 300 percent more than the…
Social media in higher ed: Friend or foe?
Facebook and studying can be an academically toxic combination, lowering grades by up to 20 percent. This is just part of an infographic that has gone viral on…
Digital signage competes for students’ attention
Budget-conscious colleges and universities are finding digital signage not only helps them improve their campus-wide communications and emergency messaging, but many discover that it’s cost-effective and eco-friendly. And…
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.
Annual report pegs mobile learning, cloud computing as imminent
An annual report reveals that mobile learning and cloud computing are poised to reach widespread adoption in schools in one year or less, with game-based learning and open…
College students use social media to cheat
Social media and content sharing websites account for one-third of plagiarism among college students, and paper mills are far less popular than once thought, according to a report…
Study: It’s not teacher, but method that matters
Who's better at teaching difficult physics to a class of more than 250 college students: the highly rated veteran professor using time-tested lecturing, or the inexperienced graduate students…
Study links lower education to faster aging
According to Reuters, people who leave education with fewer qualifications are prone to age more quickly, scientists said on Wednesday.
Education programs assail ‘U.S. News’ survey
Amid criticism from education reform advocates who say many teacher preparation programs provide poor training, a national organization is conducting a review of more than 1,000 programs to…
Survey highlights changing teacher opinions on ed tech
A new survey reveals evidence of a major shift in educators’ opinions regarding technology as an educational tool, which might be attributed to the increase in educator and…
Review finds 26 Conn. students illegally enrolled
Connecticut officials say 26 students have been removed from Norwalk schools since fall for being illegally enrolled, but a homeless single mother is the only parent to be…
Nearly half of Detroit’s adults are functionally illiterate, report finds
According to the Huffington Post, Detroit's population fell by 25 percent in the last decade. And of those that stuck around, nearly half of them are functionally illiterate,…
New report cites need for more arts integration
Although No Child Left Behind has prompted many districts to focus on core subject areas and ignore or cut arts education programs, a new federal report suggests that's…
Educators question RateMyProfessor annual college rankings
Can 10 million college students be wrong? The popular site RateMyProfessor released its 2010-11 rankings April 26 – naming the top university and professors – as many in…
Report cites 40 diverse examples of blended learning
The term "blended learning" encompasses a number of different instructional models in use across the country, but who has the time to compare and contrast these programs for…
Reading boosts brain pathways, affects multiple disciplines
Recent research shows that reading has a massive impact on brain function and can actually affect understanding in nearly all school subjects.
Campuses not meeting demand for hybrid classes
College students enrolled in entirely-online courses might prefer more face-to-face learning, according to a survey that says higher education is in need of more “hybrid” courses.
Poll: Youth without degrees at end of job line
The nation's economic upheaval has been especially hard on young people trying to start their working lives with a high school education or less. Only about a third…
Maine leads once again with Common Core pilot
With Common Core State Standards (CCSS) now on 44 state agendas, it’s time to start thinking implementation. But leaders are saying it takes more than vendor press releases…
Speak Up survey highlights gaps in support of ed tech
In an annual national survey, more than half of parents said they support the use of mobile devices for academic purposes inside their children's classrooms, while more than…
Survey: Teachers want more access to technology, collaboration
The second part of a national survey on college and career readiness and the challenges facing U.S. teachers reveals that educators consider the ability to differentiate instruction for…
Loan study on students goes beyond default rates
According to the New York Times, for each student who defaults on a loan, at least two more fall behind in payments on their student debt, a new…
What the U.S. can learn about improving teacher effectiveness
U.S. policy makers and educators should look to high-performing global education systems for valuable lessons as they seek to develop systems that improve teacher and school leader effectiveness,…
CoSN’s crystal ball: Get ready for mobile learning, cloud computing
In one of the highest attended sessions of the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference in New Orleans, CoSN, in collaboration with the New Media Consortium (NMC), on…
New report details children’s media consumption
While children's use of mobile media devices and computers is on the rise, they still use television as their primary media source, according to a report released March…
Computer science courses use mobile apps to make coursework relevant
A Virginia Tech software engineering class in 2009 was discussing world problems and how computer science might offer solutions when a student piped up with a personal gripe,…
It came from their lab. But how to take it to the bank?
There are a lot of smart people in universities. Some may even be geniuses. Many of them are certainly good at inventing technologies that will change our lives,…
Stakeholders differ on college and career readiness
A new report reveals that while teachers, parents, students, and executives believe that college- and career-readiness is essential to students’ post-high school success, the groups rate this differently…
Kaspar the friendly robot helps autistic kids
Eden Sawczenko used to recoil when other little girls held her hand and turned stiff when they hugged her. This year, the 4-year-old autistic girl began playing with…
Can’t sleep? Turn off cell phones, game consoles after sundown, survey says
According to Yahoo! News, the more often you use "interactive" electronics like cell phones or video games right before bed, the more likely it is you'll miss out…
Survey: IT college grads not ‘ready to go’
Many companies and college IT departments are ready to hire as the economy thaws, but more than nine in 10 college graduates who majored in information technology (IT)…
Survey: Districts lack STEM funding, professional development
