Two years after the low-cost XO laptop program was introduced to Birmingham, Ala., city schools, students say they love the $200 machines but use them more at home…
Computer security company Trend Micro has an offer for any teen or adult who cares about internet safety and security and wants to become an award-winning filmmaker, CNET…
A district superintendent who fired all the teachers from one of Rhode Island's most troubled schools said March 3 that she's willing to negotiate with its teachers' union…
Parents of Mississippi public school students now can go online to see whether their children's instructors are licensed in the subject area they teach, reports the Clarion-Ledger
Taylor Cummings was a popular basketball star on the verge of graduating from one of Nashville's most prestigious high schools until a post on the social networking site…
Students at six schools from across the country are taking part in a pilot program that uses "service learning" as a way to revitalize their schools and communities…
For those who remember Doogie Howser, he may have met his match. Adora Svitak, 12, visited Orlando on Monday. The girl was in town to talk to teachers…
The struggling economy is forcing many families to pull their children out of private schools and switch to public ones, a move with significant implications for all involved,…
An eMail message purporting to be from a school administrator briefly had students at Brooklyn Technical High School looking forward to an unexpected holiday, reports the New York…
A new booklet released by the Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies helps parents and teachers steer kids safely through the online and mobile-phone worlds.
In the conclusion of the U.S. Department of Education's video contest, "I Am What I Learn," federal officials have named three winners out of hundreds of entries. While…
Theodore R. Sizer, one of the country's most prominent and influential education-reform advocates, died on Oct. 21 at his home in Harvard, Mass., of colon cancer, reports the…
Hawaii residents submitted the highest number of online votes to win 50,000 free books for needy children in a recent national contest, reports the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
The man responsible for turning around the worst high school in Los Angeles is not an educator. He is a charter school leader who challenged a large, established…
In a scene that no doubt played out in many schools across the country, technological glitches prevented students and teachers at Baldwin Park High School east of Los…
Plastic Jungle, an online marketplace for unused gift cards, now allows people to donate the full value of unwanted cards to classroom projects through DonorsChoose.org, reports the New…
A Minnesota-based online high school catering to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students has received strong interest from students across the country, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
William Farren, an advocate of education reform focusing on well-being and the elephant in the edu-living room called environmental stewardship, produced "Did You Ever Wonder?" as a response…
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (www.sfjff.org) launched the largest and most comprehensive online resource for Jewish film in the world. The New Media Initiative (backed by Steven…
The results of a survey suggesting that 35 percent of middle and high school students with cell phones have used them to cheat at school is indeed alarming,…