Charter schools aspire to be ‘diverse by design’
When a group of Mid-City residents proposed opening a school four years ago that would be racially and economically diverse, they were greeted with doubt, according to the…
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Bob Wise: Digital learning can boost R.I. schools
If the United States is to prepare its students for success in the modern technology-driven world, more classrooms — in both Rhode Island and the whole nation —…
Going solar atop school buildings
In 2012, The tiny Centerburg School District in central Ohio installed 5,600 solar panels on the rooftops and grounds of its elementary and high schools that are anticipated…
Mobile platform helps teachers, students stay connected
Remind101 is a mobile platform that closes the communication gap between home and school, helping students, teachers, and parents stay ... Read more
WWU researchers to study math, science teaching methods in area schools
Starting this fall, researchers from Western Washington University will study local elementary school math and science teaching methods in an attempt to figure out if specialists - those…
School iPads to cost nearly $100 more each, revised budget shows
Providing Apple iPads to Los Angeles students will cost nearly $100 more apiece — or $770 per tablet, a new school district budget shows, according to the Los…
5 common myths about school administration
It’s not always teachers who face criticism in the U.S. Many school administrators say that misconceptions about their career motivations and the position in general still exist today—and…
What to consider for eBook implementation
eBook implementation is becoming crucial for schools and districts as part of the digital content movement. As mobile devices become a classroom staple, printed books are becoming a…
How two struggling schools got two different results with ed tech
By now, many educators understand that technology has the potential of transforming teaching and learning, Mind/Shift reports.
INFOGRAPHIC: Are schools worrying about the shutdown?
View this infographic to learn more about what your educators are thinking about the government shutdown.
Why schools make bad buying decisions
Schools buy stuff badly, EdSurge reports.
Three lessons from Amplify’s melted charger
Last Friday, Guilford County Schools in North Carolina “suspended the use of Amplify tablets, cases, keyboards and chargers, effective immediately.”
Making our schools “SuperBetter” with GBL
Jane McGonigal charged me up for more than the 7.5 minutes of life extension she promised, the Huffington Post reports.
U.S. school district monitors kids’ social media
A Southern California school district is trying to stop cyberbullying and a host of other teenage ills by monitoring the public posts students make on social media outlets…
Should businesses run schools?
It's a question that has come up recently thanks to a national movement towards school reform: “Should schools be run like a business?” According to a new guide…
What makes a successful urban principal?
“Urban schools often face great challenges, low test scores and high dropout rates,” according to a recent PBS Newshour segment. But just as schools are trying to create…
What high schools are teaching teens about the war on terror
What kids learn in school tends to change with the times, and some curricular regulations that are either antiquated or simply embedded in beliefs have raised eyebrows across…
Opinion: How schools (even great ones) fail kids with ADHD
here’s a group of students struggling through school rd to navigate that gets little attention in the media or in the debate about how to fix schools: Children…
SchoolMAX cited in back-to-school nightmare
It's every district's nightmare: thousands of students arrive on the first day of school with no schedule and nowhere to go ... and parents, teachers, and the media…