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The digital natives are restless
We believe many American schools today provide an effective education, but that the bar is rising, requiring new ways to think about how to educate today's students. A…
Missouri teachers sue over social networking law
A Missouri teachers' union said Aug. 19 that it is challenging a controversial new state measure that restricts teachers' use of social networking sites and their contact with…
Ten things every new teacher should know
We recently asked readers: “What's the one thing you wish your education professors had told you about teaching or classroom management?” Here are our readers' top 10 pieces…
Hewlett-Packard to end mobile businesses
In a dramatic reshuffling, HP is discontinuing its tablet computer and smart-phone products—just a few weeks after the company touted its new TouchPad tablet at the nation’s largest…
IBM pursues computer chips that behave more like brains
In a development with important implications for research and education, IBM Corp. announced Aug. 18 that it has built two prototype computer chips that it says process data…
Our digital natives are immigrating
Marc Prensky eloquently coined the metaphor of the “digital immigrant” to define an adult who has “immigrated” into the use of technology. This is opposed to a “digital…
Survey suggests Americans support teachers, but not online education
New poll results from Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup reveal that the American public has an overall positive outlook on its children’s schools, although poll respondents seem to…
ACLU sues Missouri school district over internet filtering
In the latest development in its national “Don’t Filter Me” campaign, which aims to stop schools from blocking students’ access to educational websites about gay, lesbian, and transgender…
Google’s $12.5B deal for Motorola Mobility shakes up the mobile market
School technology buyers will be watching to see how Google’s $12.5 billion deal to buy Motorola’s mobile technology unit affects the market for mobile devices. If approved by…
States face challenges when it comes to school reform
With a renewed focus on student achievement and school reform, many state education agencies (SEAs) find themselves under pressure to change operations and show positive results, and a…
How far should policy makers go in trying to protect kids online?
A new Missouri state law that bans teachers from privately contacting students via social media has become a lightning rod for opinion as schools and their stakeholders grapple…
Companies focus on student health, nutrition
As childhood obesity rates continue to rise, and as First Lady Michelle Obama promotes her “Let’s Move” campaign to encourage children and families to live active, healthy lifestyles,…
Report: Federal action needed to expand digital learning
As schools increasingly embrace digital learning, a new report says more federal action is needed to encourage the effective use of educational technology.
Hybrid online classes: What we’ve learned
Three years ago, in an attempt to reach students throughout the state more effectively, the Massachusetts Collaborative for Educational Services tried a hybrid model blending face-to-face instruction with…
Judge weighs request to block Ind. voucher program
Students who have signed up for Indiana's broad new school voucher program could be jerked out of private schools mid-semester or forced to scramble to re-enroll in public…
Anti-technology group attacks university researchers
An anti-technology group calling itself "Individuals Tending Toward the Savage" (translated) was responsible for a package bomb that injured two university professors just outside Mexico City, a state…
Ten skills every student should learn
We recently asked our readers: “If you could choose only one, what's the skill you'd like every student to learn?” Here are the top responses.
Scandal casts cloud over News Corp.’s ed-tech business
The phone-hacking scandal that erupted over Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in the United Kingdom last month took a new turn this week when the heads of the New…
CampusSplash aims to ‘close the information gap’ in college counseling
High school students won’t need the best college counseling money can buy when all their questions are answered for free online. At least, that’s the hope of officials…
New web-search formulas have huge implications for students and society
A quiet revolution has taken place in recent months, as Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and other internet gatekeepers have revised their search algorithms in an attempt to bring users…
NYC to mandate sex education in public schools
Mandatory sex-education classes are returning to New York City public schools for the first time in nearly two decades.
Justice Dept. accuses college of breaking law
The Obama administration and four states are accusing a private for-profit college corporation of illegally paying recruiters to enroll students, the latest action in an examination of the…
Seven keys to an effective autism education program
With incidences of reported autism increasing exponentially, educators are struggling to accommodate the needs of this growing population of students. But some key steps, including individualized assessments and…
Maryland mom kills son, self over school costs
Ben Barnhard had reason to be optimistic this summer: The 13-year-old shed more than 100 pounds at a rigorous weight-loss academy, a proud achievement for a boy who…
Hackers conference invites kids
Fewer things seem out of place at the rough-hewn DefCon hacker convention than a swarm of kids. For the first time, this year's DefCon included discussions and tutorials…
Missouri teachers protest social media crackdown
As they prepare lesson plans for the fall, teachers across Missouri have an extra chore before the new school year begins: purging their Facebook friend lists to comply…
Integrity of ED’s for-profit college rulemaking under scrutiny
Did Wall Street traders influence the development of new rules governing for-profit colleges, or benefit from inside information about these rules before it became public? Those are questions…
School voucher bills flood GOP-led statehouses
More states than ever before have considered school vouchers this year, driven by resurgent Republicans who see the lagging economy as an opportunity for a fresh push on…
Ten common myths about teaching
It seems everyone has an opinion about teachers and their profession these days … and most of them aren’t teachers.
Wikipedia says it’s losing contributors
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that is written entirely by volunteers and allows anyone to edit its entries, is losing contributors, its founder complained Aug. 4.
What makes an effective school principal?
Recent research shows that good principals in K-12 schools can create dramatic improvement, particularly in the lowest performing schools—but the consistency, fairness, and value of current principal evaluation…
Editorial: Poised on the brink of opportunity
As in Joplin, Mo., the nation’s leaders have a critical opportunity to reinvent the future of education. Here’s hoping they have some of the same courage personified in…
Apollo Group to acquire Carnegie Learning for $75M
Apollo Group Inc., the nation's largest for-profit college chain and owner of the online University of Phoenix, said Aug. 2 that it has agreed to acquire Carnegie Learning…
Maryland becomes first state with environmental literacy requirement
Maryland has become the first state to mandate an environmental literacy requirement for all students: A new policy adopted by the state board of education requires public schools…
Debt-ceiling bill forces cuts to education spending
After weeks of political posturing, the agreement reached by lawmakers to raise the nation’s debt ceiling contains some good news for low-income college students—and bad news for other…
Schools need relief from onerous regulation
Our schools are overwhelmed by regulatory mandates that have been heaped upon them by NCLB, writes AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech. In spite of the harsh economic reality…
Matt Damon, others speak out to ‘Save Our Schools’
