Schools chief: Calif. education system ‘precarious’
Warning that its public schools are in a "precarious" state, California's top education official on Tuesday called for more money even as lawmakers were considering billions of dollars…
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Meet the winners of our 2009 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards
In our ninth annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards, sponsored by Promethean, the Pearson Foundation, and K12 Inc., eSchool News recognizes 10 of the nation's top K-12 executives for their…
Singularity U. wants to harness tech’s power
Technology is changing the world so rapidly that even geniuses need help making sense of it all. That's the idea underlying Singularity University, an unconventional school that will…
Free iPhone app expands college radio’s reach
College radio programs could get additional exposure from a new application that allows users from anywhere in the world to find and listen to student-run internet radio stations…
Ten “Hallmarks of Excellence” for the eSchool News
1. Must be a general superintendent. 2. Models the effective use of technology in the day-to-day execution of the superintendency. ... Read more
Vermont education chief: Schools must be relevant
Vermont's new education commissioner, Armando Vilaseca, says his goal is to improve education for kids and make it more relevant to their lives--and to 21st-century careers, reports the…
Video games lose ‘brain drain’ stigma in schools
As a coordinator for the Madison County, Mo., truancy program, Brad Paschal doesn't seem like the type of guy who thinks more kids should be playing video games.…
Schools affected as peanut-product recall expands
At least 365 schools and agencies in at least three states were shipped possibly tainted peanut products linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak as part of the federal…
Google Earth allows exploration of oceans
A new version of Google Earth will allow users to explore the oceans, view images of Mars and watch regions of the Earth change over time. Key concepts:…
Hackers’ latest ploy: Spoofing 911 calls
A new kind of high-tech telephone fraud exploits a weakness in the way the 911 system handles calls from internet-based phone services. The attacks--called "swatting," because armed police…