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Has Google developed the next wave of online education?

November 5, 2013January 19, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Combining text, audio, and video chat with features like drag-and-drop documents and interactive polls, Google Wave is a free web program that could add unprecedented depth to student…

District Management

Schools weigh in on national broadband plan

January 27, 2010January 18, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

To help provide broadband access to more citizens, the Federal Communications Commission should expand the eligible uses of e-Rate discounts to include after-school programs and community centers, many…

Curriculum

Technology gives engineering programs a real-world impact

November 5, 2013January 15, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Drexel University engineering student Jeffrey Dowgala says real-time information recorded by electronic sensors has helped him and his classmates understand the many environmental factors that can affect a…

District Management

Superintendents say they need resources, flexibility to transform schools

January 18, 2010January 14, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

Finalists in the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year competition met to discuss ways that districts and the federal government can transform education.

District Management

ED: Blended learning helps boost achievement

November 12, 2010July 14, 2009 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

A new analysis of existing online-learning research by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reveals that students who took all or part of their class on line performed…

District Management

NECC 2009 looks to education’s future

November 5, 2013July 11, 2009 by From staff reports

The economic recession doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C.: At a time when tight school budgets have…

IT Management

Free online course helps students plan careers

November 5, 2013July 10, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

A free online learning program from Microsoft is helping middle and high school students think about careers they might like to pursue and the skills necessary to attain…

District Management

ED OKs proctors, secure logins for online tests

July 21, 2009July 10, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Web-based college programs won't have to buy pricey monitoring gadgets like cameras and fingerprint or eye scanners to satisfy the requirements of a section in the recently reauthorized…

Teaching Trends

$2 million awards to assist in teaching American history

March 13, 2025January 2, 2009 by ESchool News

Note: Deadline for intent to apply is Jan. 12. Local educational agencies that work in partnership with an institution of higher education, a non-profit history or humanities organization,…

Teaching Trends

$425,000 to help migrant farmworkers complete first year of college

March 13, 2025January 2, 2009 by ESchool News

Institutions of higher education or private non-profit organizations, including, faith-based organizations, are invited to apply for grant awards to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children receive…

Teaching Trends

$475,000 awards to help migrant farmworkers obtain GEDs

March 13, 2025January 2, 2009 by ESchool News

Teaching Trends

$4,400 awards for summer seminars and institutes

March 13, 2025January 2, 2009 by ESchool News

Each year the National Endowment for the Humanities' Division of Education Programs offers teachers opportunities to study humanities topics in a number of summer seminars and institutes. Seminar…

Has Google developed the next wave of online education?

Schools weigh in on national broadband plan

Technology gives engineering programs a real-world impact

Superintendents say they need resources, flexibility to transform schools

ED: Blended learning helps boost achievement

NECC 2009 looks to education’s future

Free online course helps students plan careers

ED OKs proctors, secure logins for online tests

$2 million awards to assist in teaching American history

$425,000 to help migrant farmworkers complete first year of college

$475,000 awards to help migrant farmworkers obtain GEDs

$4,400 awards for summer seminars and institutes

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

School Specialty Honors Top Educators with 12th Annual Crystal Apple Awards

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

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