Featured Stimulus could spur more virtual charter schools From staff and wire service reports August 19th, 2009 As states compete for more than $4 billion in federal "Race to the Top" stimulus grants, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has made it clear that states willing to embrace charter…
News $5 billion carrot for schools overhaul July 27th, 2009 Dangling the promise of $5 billion in grants, President Barack Obama on July 24 pressured…
News Schools suffer despite stimulus funding June 17th, 2009 The nearly $100 billion for education in the federal stimulus package is helping school districts…
News Stimulus funds to advance national standards June 16th, 2009 U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is offering federal cash incentives to achieve one of his…
News How the tech community can minimize brain drain in rural communities January 17th, 2020 As an educator with a background in computer science, I have always been passionate about teaching STEM skills to the next generation, particularly students in…
News 4 ways educators can combat rural brain drain January 17th, 2020 More than 30 years ago, the Department of Justice researched and concluded that stronger families and communities create successful school environments. Fast forward to the…
News 4 questions to ask about multimedia content January 16th, 2020 When considering multimedia presentation systems for classroom use, one’s mind immediately goes to the hardware--the monitors, projectors, and other components often grab all the attention.…
News A strategy to help struggling adolescent readers January 16th, 2020 According to the Nation’s Report Card, about two-thirds of eighth-graders are not proficient readers. What’s even more alarming is the fact that the size of…
News 16 multimedia learning tools for the classroom January 15th, 2020 Multimedia learning tools play an important role in classrooms in a number of ways--including, but not limited to, boosting creativity, encouraging student engagement, and helping…
News Helping the next generation of students succeed and transform our world January 15th, 2020 I remember when the people I looked up to were older than me. These days, I’m looking to the younger generation for inspiration, and hoping…
News Here are 10 reasons to use AR and VR in the classroom January 14th, 2020 In Phenix City, using AR and VR in the classroom has been an integral part of our STEM programming for the past four school years.…
News How to eliminate the summer slide January 14th, 2020 More than 100 years of research have documented the summer reading slide, the loss of skills that students experience from the end of one school…
News What are the key components of a digital classroom? January 13th, 2020 Most teachers today view edtech as an essential part of an increasingly digital classroom, and a new report from Common Sense sheds light on the…
News 3 digital strategies to help with assessment January 13th, 2020 Educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using a number of free digital…
Innovations in K12 EducationGet the week's top education technology news and find out how schools are solving technology problems to improve learning. Weekly on Monday and Thursday.
IT School LeadershipFind out the latest technology tips, tools and the innovative best practices schools are using everyday to improve learning. Weekly on Wednesday
