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U.S. falls in global ranking of young adults who finish college
America’s global rank in college completion among young adults is slipping, according to a report released Tuesday, signaling that the higher education ambitions of other nations are progressing…
Twitter reaches 100 million active user milestone but 40 percent of them don’t tweet
Every month 100 million users log on to Twitter to share their opinions with their followers and to find out what’s happening in the Twittersphere, Relaxnews reports. Fifty…
Teaching 9/11: How educators are responding 10 years later
As Diana Hess learned that airplanes had slammed into the twin towers in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, her first instinct was to cancel her classes for…
Study: Minorities underrepresented in STEM jobs
Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks have over the past decade been underrepresented in U.S. jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in large part because…
McGraw-Hill sets plan to split into 2 companies
McGraw-Hill Cos. will split up into two public companies with one focused on education and the other centered on markets, featuring the Standard & Poor's unit, reports Forbes.…
Sprint reportedly to offer unlimited data for iPhone 5
First, The Wall Street Journal reported that Sprint would get the iPhone 5. Now, Bloomberg is reporting that Sprint will follow in the footsteps of Verizon and offer…
Sixty ed-tech products for the new school year
As the new school year gets under way, we’ve compiled a handy summary of new and noteworthy educational technology products available to educators this fall. From the latest…
New curriculum products for schools
An all-digital science textbook, a multiplayer online “social learning” math game, and software for honing students’ math and reading skills that comes bundled on low-cost mobile devices are…
New instructional technology for the 2011-12 school year
New tablets that aim to challenge the iPad, software for managing mobile learning devices, and innovations in student response systems, interactive whiteboards, and other teaching tools are among…
New assessment and data management solutions for schools
With a strong federal focus on assessment and accountability in education, many ed-tech companies have released new products designed to help educators test their students’ understanding and track…
Professional development offerings for the new school year
Ed-tech tools are only as effective as the teachers who are using them—and the real key to improving student achievement is to make sure teachers get the professional…
Five characteristics of an effective 21st-century educator
We recently asked readers: “What are the qualities of an effective 21st-century educator?” Here are our readers' top responses.
Jobs plan would help modernize schools
Schools and teachers stand to benefit from an ambitious, $450 billion plan to boost jobs and put cash in the pockets of dispirited Americans, as President Obama responded…
Are schools teaching the wrong lessons about 9-11?
What should teachers be discussing with their students to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks? Asks the Washington Post.
Mom fights to have special education son held back after school tries to pass him to sixth grade
A Bronx 11-year-old will start middle school Thursday-even though his mom says he's not ready, the New York Daily News reports.
Students find ways to thwart Facebook bans
Banning Facebook at school? Ha! When Thom McKay realized that his son had figured out how to get on the social networking site even though his New Jersey…
Arne Duncan hops on a bus to address rust belt school districts
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan kicked off his three-day Great Lakes bus tour here, in a city he calls a national model for school reform, the Huffington…
Troubled schools try mimicking the charters
Classrooms are festooned with college pennants. Hallway placards proclaim: “No Excuses!” Students win prizes for attendance. They start classes earlier and end later than their neighbors; some return…
Kindergarten class uses realistic dolls to teach sexual education
Last week, Shanghaiist posted pictures of young children learning about the human body by playing with dolls that feature very lifelike parts, including genitalia with pubic hair, reports…
Los Angeles area schools, teachers accused of cheating
Student test scores from two Los Angeles-area schools have been thrown out based on evidence of cheating by teachers, the Huffington Post reports.
The Daring Librarian: Wikipedia is not wicked!
My name is Gwyneth and I use Wikipedia every day. There, I said it. Somehow that’s pretty freeing! Wikipedia is NOT a dirty word, says Gwyneth Anne Jones,…
“Sleep debt” tied to attention trouble in teens
High school students who catch up on sleep over the weekend do worse on attention tests in school than kids who don't get extra shuteye, according to a…
The U.S. Department of Education launches version 2.0 of education data web site
The U.S. Department of Education today launched version 2.0 of ED Data Express, an interactive web site aimed at making accurate and timely K-12 education data available to…
Watch: Years later, ex-students publicly tell former teachers, ‘You made a difference’
In recognition of Labor Day, we'd like to draw your attention to a new campaign that focuses on the work that teachers do, and the ubiquity of their…
Opinion: National standards won’t help, won’t work
Despite my many bets to the contrary, the movement for national learning standards still lives, says Jay Matthews, education columnist and blogger for the Washington Post.
They dropped out of Princeton-for education reform
For the past three years, Princeton University has been home to Catharine Bellinger and Alexis Morin, and their non-profit organization Students for Education Reform, USA Today reports.
Calif gay history referendum faces uphill battle
At churches, shopping centers, schools, and local tea party meetings in California, fired-up volunteers have started gathering signatures for a ballot referendum that would repeal the nation's first…
Kenyan teachers strike over overcrowded classes
The chairman of the Kenya National Union of Teachers says 200,000 teachers in public schools have started a strike to protest the diversion of funds meant to hire…
Many U.S. schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks
While iPads have rocketed to popularity on many college campuses since Apple introduced the device in spring 2010, many public high schools this fall will move away from…
Internet Archive shows Sept. 11 TV coverage
The Internet Archive, a California-based organization that collects audio, moving images, and web pages for historical purposes, has put together an archive of the television news coverage of…
Incident response plans help district address student safety
Following the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the East Coast, U.S. Homeland Security determined that schools and hospitals…
Millions of special ed dollars went to swordfish, booze; state auditor calls for collaborative reform
Massachusetts' state auditor is calling for sweeping reform of oversight and financial accountability for the state's 30 special education agencies after her office found that several of the…
Michigan Republicans: Let’s privatize public school teaching
In Michigan, a state perennially crippled by budget deficits, public school districts across the state have already outsourced their bus drivers, cafeteria workers, sports coaches, and janitors to…
New Jersey launches pilot teacher evaluation program, equally weighing tests and class success
New Jersey launches a pilot program today that will evaluate teachers at 10 schools by equally weighing a student's academic and classroom performance, the Huffington Post reports.
President Obama gives back-to-school interview to kids
President Obama is a busy man, but not too busy to give a back-to-school interview to members of Scholastic’s Kids Press Corps, the Washington Post reports.
Online ed passes grade for many K-12 students
For kids who can't or don't want to be in traditional public school classrooms, cyberspace is an alternative—and it's free, Investor’s Business Daily reports.
Social websites are latest sources for plagiarized material
