Update: Wis. lawmakers spare broadband program
Trigg County Public Schools Deploys ZeroEyes’ AI Gun Detection and Intelligent Situational Awareness Technology
Kentucky School District Integrates Leading Proactive Solution to Mitigate Gun-Related Violence
How to cut special-ed spending without sacrificing quality
As school districts grow accustomed to doing more with less, special-education programs are dealing with their own unique set of challenges—and one expert has proposed several solutions to…
Video: Innovators present their ideas on how to energize education
In a recent story, we reported on how nearly two dozen people with big ideas for education received business advice as part of Kauffman Labs’ endeavor to spur…
Report: U.S. students don’t know much about history
Just 13 percent of high school seniors who took the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation's Report Card, showed a solid grasp of American…
Texas teachers may get student criminal histories
Texas is close to enacting a law that would provide teachers with detailed information about the criminal histories of their students, opening juvenile files that have always been…
Education groups applaud new ed-tech legislation
Educational technology stakeholders are applauding the U.S. Senate’s introduction of a bill called the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act and note that, if passed, the legislation…
Court: Teens can’t be suspended for MySpace parodies
Two Pennsylvania teens should not have been disciplined at school for MySpace parodies of their principals created from off-campus computers, a federal appeals court ruled June 13.
Alliance: Keep spending rules in place with NCLB fix
As Congress works to update the No Child Left Behind Act, members of the nonprofit Alliance for Excellent Education (AEE) hold out hope that a bipartisan agreement will…
Duncan working on ‘plan B’ for U.S. schools
Frustrated by what he called a "slow motion train wreck" for U.S. schools, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he will give schools relief from federal mandates under the…
States weigh relaxing penalties for teen sexting
Lawmakers across the country say the problem of teen sexting didn't exist when they enacted harsh punishments for child pornography and are considering changes that would ensure that…
Custom curriculum publishing on the rise
In a new trend made possible by advancements in digital publishing, a number of K-12 schools and colleges are working with textbook publishers to create customized curriculum content…
Study shows long-term benefits of preschool
Preschool has surprisingly enduring benefits that last well into adulthood, according to one of the biggest, longest follow-up studies of its kind.
Readers take a stand for fired teacher
Our recent story “Teacher who video recorded disruptive student suing over job loss” prompted a wave of responses. Here's what others had to say about the situation—from whether…
Idaho education firestorm sparks attempt at repeal
Idaho carried out a sweeping overhaul of its public school system this year and stood out nationally amid a rancorous debate over education around the country. But the…
New resource helps ed-tech leaders with identity management
A new primer from the Consortium for School Networking aims to help ed-tech leaders understand single sign-on, its role in identity management, and its benefits and challenges.
Robotics engages students, experts say
Engaging students at younger ages and making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more appealing were some of the main topics up for discussion at a roundtable…
Apple’s iCloud could help make digital instruction easier
Apple CEO Steve Jobs re-emerged from his latest medical leave June 6 to show off the company’s latest innovations, which include a new cloud-based storage service that could…
Open High School of Utah makes learning ‘collaborative, interactive, and flexible’
OHSU is a leader in using ed-tech tools to make learning more collaborative and engaging for students—from staging historical reenactments via Twitter to launching video discussions of course…
Ten ideas for interactive teaching
Interactive teaching methods are an effective way to connect with a generation of students used to consistent stimulation—and education professor Kevin Yee has some advice for how teachers…
Students become ‘virtual virtuosos’ with the help of music composition software
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Higher ed taps IBM’s cloud computing
IBM’s latest cloud-based services could give university IT chiefs new ways to analyze student and institutional performance just months after a majority of higher-education respondents admitted confusion about…
Student loans eyed by budgeteers
The White House and key lawmakers are considering reductions in student loan subsidies, farm payments, and support for federal workers’ pensions as they search for cuts that can…
Twitter chat hour reveals ed-tech insights
Readers who follow us on Twitter are especially interested in new eLearning tools, mobile devices, and game-based learning strategies, as evidenced by the questions we received during our…
Ten of the best school-reform ideas from readers
Recently, we asked readers: “If you could recommend only one idea for school reform, what would it be and why?” Here, we present the best, most original, and…
New round of grants target education innovation
The federal government is trying to make it easier to apply for one of its grants for innovative ideas to improve education. But with budget cuts, there’s a…
Are new ED rules an ‘unconditional surrender’ to for-profit colleges?
Some of the country’s largest online education programs will have to comply with federal regulations far less stringent than once thought after the U.S. Education Department (ED) unveiled…
Mobile-phone app helps diagnose concussions
Need to know if it’s safe for a student athlete to return to the game after suffering a blow to the head? There’s an app for that.
New textbook exchange site helps students ‘defy’ publishers
After a bachelor’s degree, a law degree, and a business degree, Derek Haake estimates his total textbook costs at around $20,000 — and now he’s hitting back at…
Online students connect off line with ‘geosocial’ networking
Because an online college student might want to meet a classmate the old-fashioned way – face to face – Arizona State University (ASU) has a social networking platform…
Activist South Bay students secure computers for schools, save teachers
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New Jersey district plans iPad-only algebra course
New Jersey’s Edison Township School District will be the first in the state to implement an entirely iPad-based Algebra 1 curriculum.
Alliance calls for ‘deeper learning’ to better prepare students
Mere proficiency in regurgitating facts is not enough, the Alliance for Excellent Education says in a new policy brief: To be competitive in today’s complex society, students need…
Editorial: God bless taxes
Poor results from a national civics exam can hardly be seen as a surprise, when the nation’s own captains of industry have failed at the topic themselves.
Short-throw projectors going ‘extreme’ in education
