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Celebrate with us: Education World has logged ten years on the Web, publishing original, practical content for educators. Today, Education World is "The Educator's Best Friend," by far the most viewed "indie" Web site for educators, and our content is still published the old-fashioned way: by a team with a dedication to usefulness, clarity, and accuracy, and with a passion for teaching and learning. Enjoy our stroll down Memory Lane!
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In 1996, the Internet is in its infancy. At American Fidelity Assurance Company in Oklahoma City, a team of technology experts and marketers are looking for ways to capitalize on exciting opportunites the Web offers. Bill C ameron, AFA's chairman, had built a successful business by meeting the health and retirement needs of educators. Now he was looking for a way to give something back to those educators. He assembled a team whose goal it would be to develop a free Web site to help teachers make sense of the technology they are being challenged to use to improve student achievement.
As American Fidelity's tech team brainstorms ways to accomplish its goal, they stumble on a Web site and search engine called BEST, short for Best Education Sites for Teachers. They contact the site's founder, Patty Carnabuci. American Fidelity and Carnabuci join forces to plan a brand new Web site, which they will call Education World. A schoolhouse logo with a whirling globe-apple sets the tone for a site that aims to be "The World's Educational Resource on the Web."
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June 1996
American Fidelity registers the Education-World.com domain in June. It will not own the  unhyphenated version of the name, EducationWorld.com, for several years. That explains why you might see URLs with both educationworld.com and education-world.com. Don't worry -- either URL will get you where you're going.
September 1996
Education World introduces the Cool School program. The program is designed to spotlight schools that create model Web  sites to promote school-home-community communication and student learning. Schools are vying for cool prizes from Cisco Systems. The first weekly "Cool School" winner is Harriet Eddy Middle School in Elk Grove, California.
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 At the start of 1997, Education World is one of 1 million Web sites on the Internet.
At inception, the centerpiece of the site is its search engine. Through late 1996 and early 1997, as that search engine fills with resources of value to educators, the Education World team tosses around ideas for developing the site beyond an education gateway, a site that links educators to other Web resources of value. Its vision is to create an education portal, a "one-stop-shopping" place for educators. To that end, the team lays the groundwork for adding original content for educators to the site.
In April, Gary Hopkins joins the Education World team as editor in chief. He is charged with expanding the site by developing lesson plans and articles of interest to educators. Five sections of the site -- Lesson Planning, Curriculum, Administrators, School Issues, and Books in Education -- will be launched in the months ahead to provide timely content for educators. Soon Education World will offer a search engine and original content. The addition of content is reflected in a new tagline, "Where Educators Go to Learn."
In order to keep educators in touch with new content posted on the Education World site, two free weekly newsletters are introduced. The Weekly Newsletter is emailed to subscribers each Tuesday; it announces new articles and lesson plans posted to the site. The Site Reviews Newsletter presents detailed reviews of Web sites of interest to educators. In the years ahead, Education World's archive of Site Reviews will grow to include reviews of more than 1,700 sites.
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June 1997
The first original lesson plans --- timed to coincide with the debut of the blockbuster movie Titanic -- are posted on Education World.
July 1997
Education World covers the E-rate program, approved by the FCC to provide discounts that will help millions of educators and their students connect to the Internet in schools and libraries. The E-rate will help many rural communities connect too.
August 1997
Education World debuts its series of teacher-contributed getting-to-know-you icebreaker activities just in time for back-to-school. In the years ahead, Education World readers will contribute dozens of ideas. The series will grow to ten volumes and more than 120 activities.
September 1997
Education World premieres the first of its popular series of "Wire Side Chats" with experts in the education world. The first chat is with John McDonough, who is taking over the reins of Captain Kangaroo's "Treasure House" from Bob Keeshan. By 2007, Education World's archive of Wire Side Chats will number more 200.
Computers are showing up in classrooms, and many teachers fear them; they believe students know more about technology than they do. Education World is here -- and will be for years to come -- to help teachers integrate technology in meaningful ways. For starters, we post some simple activities for using the computer as a word processing tool.
November 1997
Have teachers' thoughts about education changed much in recent decades? This month, Education World shares the results of a recent survey of educators about the state of American education.
December 1997
Education World introduces it first "look back" with the publication of the "Best of '97." Each December, the Best of" Series will spotlight the best articles and lesson plans of the year. |
In 1998, a "virtual" unknown called Google will open its first office in California. And the World Wide Web [www] will grow to comprise 2 million Web sites. (By 2007, there will be more than 100 million sites.)
As a pioneer among education Web sites, Education World establishes as its main goal providing "practical, practical, practical" content for educators. If the content isn't practical --- if it doesn't provide teachers with ideas they can use in their classrooms tomorrow -- then the site will have failed at its mission.
In 1998, the editorial team grows with the addition of freelance writers, and the number of content pages increases dramatically. The Education World search engine database continues its rapid growth too; by the end of the year it contains more than 100,000 teacher-tested resources. The Education World Job Listings Newsletter makes its debut. And, in the spring, Education World secures its place in the "education world" by sponsoring the first of many Technology Learning Centers at national conferences. This year and for years to come, Education World-sponsored TLCs will be a mainstay at the national conferences of major organizations such as NAESP, NMSA, NASSP, and others.
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February 1998
Education World reports on a theory that's getting a lot of buzz: Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory. Will educators still be talking about this theory ten years from now, or will it have gone the way of so many others before it?
March 1998
Another trend of note is home-schooling. Why are so many parents choosing to home-school their children? Education World examines the pros and cons of this growing trend.
April 1998
More than 18 months before Y2K is scheduled to rear its ugly head, Education World leads the way with a discussion of how it might impact schools.
June 1998
Education World introduces the first article in its "Principal Files" series. The series will grow to include more than 80 articles. More than 100 school leaders will contribute to the series, which focuses on sharing ideas to help principals improve their schools.
July 1998
Education World covers TIMSS, a landmark study of the state of math education in Germany, Japan, and the United States.
August 1998
Helping teachers develop their classroom management skills has been the focus of dozens of Education World articles. Those articles have now spawned an archive of content, Classroom Management 101.
September 1998
The seventh article in Education World's Getting Started on the Internet series helps readers grasp a new concept, Acceptable Use Policies.
November 1998
Young students shed light on the principal's job in one of Education World's most popular articles, What Do Principals Really Do?
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The number of Internet users worldwide will reach 150 million in 1999. More than half of those users are in the United States.
For the first time in the company's young history, Education World records a month with one million page views. The site is bursting at the seams with more than 12,000 pages of original content. That content growth necessitates the introduction of a new, easier-to-navigate design that provides one-click access to most major areas of the site. New areas of the site are introduced too, including the Holidays Center.
Education World hires a new editor, curriculum/technology editor Linda Starr. One of her first tasks is to pull together tech experts -- teachers who are using tech with success in the classroom -- and introduce the first in a series of Tech Team articles.
As all this growth is happening, the Education World brand continues to earn recognition from members of the education community, national education organizations, and the media. The site is named the "World's Best Education Site" by Family PC magazine. Apple tags Education World as the "#1 Education Site." And the site is listed as one of USA Today's "Best Bets."
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March 1999
Education World is one of the first to join in the discussion of the digital divide.
May 1999
Online safety, it seems, will always be an issue. Education World took time to talk about it this month in a chat with Larry Magid.
August 1999
Education World debuts a special Back to School archive, which includes dozens of practical ideas aimed at helping teachers and principals get the school year off to a great start.
Education World launches the Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plan section of the site. In the years ahead, it will grow to include hundreds of lessons.
Education World's fourth free newsletter, the Lesson Planning Newsletter, issues its premiere edition. By 2007, the subscriber base for Education World's newsletters will top the 100,000 mark.
Education World introduces The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use. This feature will become one of the most-often requested and most-frequently referred to articles of all.
September 1999
Harry Wong, author of The First Days of School, which many teachers consider their classroom-management bible, talks with Education World for his first time.
Education World chats with Andy Baumgartner, a male kindergarten teacher who is the 1999 National Teacher of the Year.
November 1999
In the second article in Education World's "Tech Team" series, many teachers, it seems, are "terrorized by technology." Education World tries to calm their fears. Will they ever conquer this Everest? |
In 2000, the first widespread computer viruses are being reported. The number of Internet Web sites will double -- from 10 million to more than 20 million -- in the course of the year.
By the end of the year, the Education World search engine will include more than 130,000 educator-approved Web sites. And the Education World team will celebrate when traffic reaches a huge milestone -- 5 million page views! -- in October.
But there are clouds on the horizon. By the middle of the year, the Web bubble is showing the signs that it might burst. Financial institutions will no longer be pouring tons of investment capital into Web sites that lack viable business plans. Many of Education World's competitors on the Web are crashing and burning. In order to survive, others are turning from an advertising-supported model to a subscription model; visitors to those sites will be required to pay monthly or yearly fees to access content. But the Education World team, led by sales manager Rich Datz, feels the site has the reputation and audience to stick with the advertising model and remain a completely free resource for educators.
Among this year's other highlights: Technology gets its very own section on Education World. A new tagline, "Helping You Make a Difference," reflects the site's focus on supporting teachers as they learn to become more comfortable with the technology that has been delivered to their classrooms. And Education World editors spend a week on a bus with education secretary Richard W. Riley as he tours schools along the Mississippi River. We post daily updates from aboard the "Success Express".
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January 2000
The introduction of technology into classrooms is generating concern about students' abilities to evaluate online content. Media literacy is the subject of this article, one of the first to be published in the newest section of our site, the Technology in the Classroom section. Of course there are those who feel computers have no place in the classroom, so later this year Education World will chat with Clifford Stoll, the "High-Tech Heretic."
May 2000
The Challenger explosion put the Teacher in Space program on hold until Barbara Morgan, who was Christa McAuliffe's backup, was chosen to be the next teacher-astronaut. But when will she blast off? This month, Education World talks with Morgan about the job ahead and how teaching compares with "astronaut-ing." It will be another seven years before Morgan finally gets off the ground.
June 2000
Just in time for Father's Day, Education World covers the important role fathers play in a child's education.
July 2000
Education World catches Harry Potter fever as we stand in line with kids and families at the debut of the latest book in the series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
August 2000
We chat for the first time with Fred Jones, the "King of Classroom Management." Jones will become a regular Education World contributor, presenting more than 25 columns.
September 2000
Two beginning teachers will reflect all year long on their experiences in the classroom. The First-Year-Teacher Diaries debut this month.
October 2000
Just weeks before Election Day, Education World news editors go one-on-one with Bush and Gore about issues in education.
We also chat with Angela Perez Baraquio, a teacher from Hawaii who has just been crowned Miss America.
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At the start of 2001, the number of pages on the Internet tops the 4 billion mark; that's up from under 1 billion just two years ago. About 9.8 billion electronic messages are being sent each day. And a new Web site, Wikipedia, makes its debut.
In January, Forrest Stone joins Education World as executive editor in chief. Immediately, he undertakes a survey of Education World's audience. That survey will reveal that about 70 percent of the site's audience is active in the education field (many parents and students visit the site too); most visit the site about once a week; and the majority (72 percent) have four or more years of teaching experience. A new tagline, "The Educator's Best Friend," will reflect the site's audience -- and its goals.
Praise continues to be heaped on the site but, in light of changing conditions in the Web industry, big changes are needed in order to solidify Education World as a viable business. Those business realities force a major staff downsizing in the spring.
By this time, American Fidelity is looking to pass along ownership of the site to a company that will lead its continued growth. AF's chairman, Bill Cameron, is also a member of the Board of Directors of EDmin.com, a San Diego-based education and technology company. EDmin's CEO, Peter Sibley, sees a natural fit between his company and Education World. In August, American Fidelity completes the sale of Education World to EDmin.com. In order to ensure a smooth transition, American Fidelity will stay on as a major sponsorship partner for years to come.
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March 2001
Days after the most recent school shootings in Santee, California, Education World chats with Scott Poland, a member of the National Emergency Assistance Team. From his location in Santee, Poland offers readers his unique insight into the causes of, and solutions to, school violence.
May 2001
In a brand new feature, Voice of Experience, teachers reflect on the job -- its challenges and its rewards. In the years to come, this feature will become one of the most popular Education World features of all.
August 2001
Several new Education World features debut this month: Ed News Headlines tracks education news from dozens of news sources across the country; editor Linda Starr brings her unique and humorous perspective to education issues in her series of Starr Points essays; and the very first School Doodle cartoon appears with an amusing perspective on back-to-school sales.
In the years ahead, Education World will travel to unique schools around the country. This month, we introduce the first article in this series that we call Lessons from Our Nation's Schools.
September 2001
Education World responds quickly to the attacks of September 11 with resources to support teachers. A year later, teachers will find lesson plans for remembering September 11 on the site.
October 2001
As a substitute shortage spreads across many parts of the country, Education World sits down to chat with Shirley Kirsten, president of the year-old National Substitute Teachers Alliance (NSTA). Soon, a special resource for subs, the Sub Station, will debut on Education World.
November 2001
A couple of months before President Bush is set to sign into law the No Child Left Behind Act, Education World chats with John I. Wilson, the executive director of the National Education Association (NEA), about the impending threat of high-stakes testing.
Just in time for Children's Book Week 2001, principals share their favorite books to read aloud to students.
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At the start of 2002, about 164 million Americans (59 percent) are using the Internet. Worldwide, that number has swelled to 544 million users.
Education World continues to grow its huge library of content. In order to sustain high levels of traffic, a handful of new features are introduced each year at back-to-school time. This year, the new Writing Bug feature provides teachers with printable story starters to engage students as they write. The first of Lori Jackson's popular Techtorials debuts; her Techtorials provide step-by-step instructions to help educators do cool things they never dreamed they'd be able to do with technology. In time, the series will grow to include more than 100 practical and easy-to-follow tutorials.
In addition to those new weekly features, Education World adds to its roster of free weekly newsletters with the premiere of the Education News Headlines Newsletter and the Education Humor Newsletter.
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January 2002
Now that the No Child Left Behind Act is law, Education World teams up with the Department of Education to answer questions spawned by the law on a wide range of topics. The series, which we call No Educator Left Behind, will become one of our most popular School Issues features.
February 2002
The Olympic Games begin when the torch arrives in Salt Lake City. One of the runners who carried the torch there is Kristen Adelman, a Maryland teacher who is battling cancer. Shortly after her run, she talked with Education World about what carrying the torch meant to her.
April 2002
April is Math Awareness Month. So Education World has gathered tons of great resources into a new archive of math lessons and ideas.
August 2002
Arnold Schwarzenegger is making a name for himself as a champion of after-school programs. In this interview, he chats with Education World about how he became involved and why he feels after-school programs should be available to every child. Schwarzenegger will be elected "govern-ator" of California in October, 2003.
October 2002
Famed educator and TV personality Mr. Rogers chatted with Education World. This chat took place just four months before the TV icon's untimely death on February 23, 2003.
Education World continues its focus on helping teachers who are grappling with the Internet by offering them easy ways to integrate the Internet into their teaching.
December 2002
Author and educator Sheila Tobias has long been known for her research in the areas of math anxiety and math and science instruction. In this e-interview, she talks with Education World about her approaches to teaching math and science.
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At the beginning of 2003, there are more than 35 million sites on the Web. Unwanted "spam" emails are accounting for half of all email sent. And illegally downloaded music is making big news headlines.
In August, Education World will unveil a new look. Color-coded bars and icons for each section are introduced. And new features abound. The flashing Teacher Feature marquee announces a different teacher "star" each week; in the years ahead, Education World will give hundreds of teachers their moments in the spotlight. The site also introduced two columnists. Classroom management guru Fred Jones will share his common-sense and easy-to-implement approaches, and Dr. Ken Shore will offer tips for handling classroom problems from A to Z. Other new weekly features include Strategies That Work and Sites to See. Got five minutes to fill during the school day? Education World's new Five-Minute Fillers feature helps you fill that time with valuable learning.
In addition, the newsletter roster expands by two more with the introduction of the Early Childhood Newsletter and the Administrator's Desk Newsletter. Education World now offers a total of nine free newsletters for educators.
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January 2003
The Lewis and Clark Expedition is making big news on its 100th anniversary, and Education World is here with lesson plan ideas to recognize this historic milestone.
February 2003
Education World chats with Cassandra Wilson, an Oregon teacher who is on her way to the 2003 Iditarod. She is this year's "Teacher on the Trail."
More and more teachers are taking a stab at building their own Web pages, and Education World offers four steps to designing and creating a classroom Web site.
March 2003
U.S. troops are off to Iraq in big numbers, and Education World is here to help teachers and students support the troops with learning activities and other resources. Using these activities to connect with the troops will inspire countless soldiers and students.
Each March, schools celebrate the anniversary of Dr. Seuss's birth with a special event, Read Across America. Education World offers ideas and lessons for making this day a memorable one in your school.
May 2003
School communities rise to the occasion every year during Teacher Appreciation Week. This month, members of Education World's "Principal Files" team share how they celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week in many special ways.
It's graduation time! A perfect time for Education World's "Principal Files" principals to offer great ideas for making every Graduation Day a memorable one.
June 2003
June is a month for fathers. Just in time for Father's Day, Principal Paul Young reflects on his own father and the state of education today in a touching personal essay.
August 2003
Every educator knows Harry Wong and Anne
tte Breaux. This busy duo is taking time at their busiest time of year to talk with Education World. The occasion is the release of their new book, New Teacher Induction: How to Train, Support, and Retain New Teachers.
September 2003
Teacher Ron Clark is making the rounds of TV talk shows, but he takes time from talking with Oprah and the others to chat with Education World about his new book, The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child.
December 2003
We started this year with an historic anniversary, and we end the year with another. This month is the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk, so we present lesson ideas for recognizing this important event.
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In 2004, a total of 800 million people worldwide are surfing more than 80 million Web sites. Blogs are beginning to catch on.
Education World continues to add new features. Science comes to the forefront with the premiere of a new feature by best-selling children's science author Vicki Cobb; Cobb makes teaching science easy and fun with her weekly Show-Biz Science activities. The debut of Every-Day Edits will help teachers prepare students for grueling state tests by providing daily reinforcement of basic skills. Another new feature, Geography A to Z, helps to beef up students' awareness of the world. In addition, dozens of the best tips for employing technology in the classroom appear in the new Tech Tips of the Week feature.
A Weekly Survey question premieres in January. Readers will be asked their opinions on a huge variety of education issues -- from teacher morale to dress codes and homework. Thousands of visitors to the site will vote in the site's first surveys. Education World also posts the first of its specially designed templates for teachers.
Finally, Education World news editor Ellen Delisio packs her briefcase for a return to middle school. She will spend a year reporting on how one school's teachers have teamed up to do What Ever It Takes for their students, whose learning needs are as diverse as their backgrounds.
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January 2004
Education World's "Principal Files" team takes an in-depth look at the talents that principals possess. The result is a new online book, The ABC Book of the Principal's Job.
As states look for ways to trim education spending, more and more small and rural schools are being consolidated into larger schools or districts. Education World chats with Rachel Tompkins of the The Rural School and Community Trust, who argues that these moves are harming rural students and communities.
February 2004
Members of our "Principal Files" team of principals share how they celebrate students all year long.
March 2004
Education World chats with the president of the National Middle School Association on the occasion of the organization's release of 14 recommendations in the landmark document This We Believe: Successful Schools for Young Adolescents.
The debate over homework rages, and Education World chats with John Buell, author of Closing The Book on Homework: Enhancing Public Education and Freeing Family Time.
April 2004
Tech expert Bernie Poole shares Eight Pillars Of Successful Technology Implementation. Poole will become a regular contributor to Education World in the years ahead.
May 2004
The 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Brown vs. The Board of Education gives Education World a perfect opportunity to present lesson ideas and resources to help teachers recognize this important event in education and Civil Rights history.
August 2004
Ruth Sidney Charney, co-creator of the Responsive Classroom® approach to teaching, will be a regular contributor to Education World this school year. Her series debuts this month with the first column, Hopes and Dreams: A Strategy to Begin the Year.
The TV show "Survivor" is a huge hit. That isn't lost on educators. Education World reports about one school principal who has devised a special Survivor-themed professional development day for teachers. And a teacher is using the popular TV show as the basis for a fun project.
September 2004
Helping teachers and parents work together to ensure that students achieve is one of Education World's primary goals. The article What Parents and Teachers Want Each Other to Know is a must-read for every teacher and parent.
October 2004
A school hostage crisis in Breslan, Russia, raises questions about the safety of public schools in the U.S. Education World chats with security consultant Paul Viollis about the impact of this event and why he thinks schools need tougher security measures.
November 2004
Eric Baylin reaches into his teacher songbook for the first in a series of Songs to Brighten a Teacher's Day. In the years ahead, Baylin will compose dozens of songs for Education World, a veritable teacher's hit parade.
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In February 2005, the video-sharing Web site YouTube is launched. By the end of the year, Wikipedia will include 3.7 million articles.
Education World continues to grow as the site's columnist team is expanded. Humorist and best-selling author Regina Barecca (They Used to Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted) offers her slightly twisted view of the world of education; author and principal educator George Pawlas (The Administrator's Guide to School Community Relations) lends his expertise to a new feature, PR for PRincipals; the classroom meets the cutting edge in Tech Proof, a new column by Doug Johnson, author of Machines Are the Easy Part; People Are the Hard Part; and teacher-author Emma McDonald (Survival Kit for New Teachers) debuts The New Teacher Advisor.
Since all educators know that communication between home and school is essential to the success of students, Education World also introduces a series of copy-and-paste features that are perfect for parent newsletters. Like everything else on Education World, this valuable resource is totally free for educators.
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February 2005
Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker who lived for 30 days off the McDonald's menu in order to create the Academy-Award winning documentary Super Size Me, urges schools to steer kids away from fast food in this chat with Education World.
March 2005
As this year's crop of new teachers hits the streets in search of jobs, Education World helps prepare them (and the principals who will interview them) with 50 great questions for teacher interviews.
April 2005
Education World shares the I Stand for… staff meeting idea, which is sure to make the end of the school year a special time for the entire staff.
May 2005
The American Idol craze is sweeping the world. So Education World searches for our "principal idols" -- principals who are willing to share their favorite ideas for building school communities as part of our new Principal Ideas series. The series will grow to include more than 40 volumes of practical and easy-to-implement ideas.
August 2005
Principal Pete Hall, recipient of the 2004 National Young Educator of the Year Award, debuts as an Education World columnist. His new series will challenge all school leaders to Always Strive To Be a Better You.
Construction is completed on Education World's new Reading Room, where regular contributor Cathy Puett Miller resides as the head Reading Coach.
Education World introduces a handful of other new features too, including original Readers Theater Scripts, a Learning Game of the Week, and Bulletin Boards That Teach.
September 2005
In the days after Hurricane Katrina devastates the Gulf Coast, Education World shares ways to support schools affected by the storm.
This month, Education World news editor Ellen Delisio is adding her name to the substitute-teacher roster of a large school district. She will document a year of trials and tribulations as she goes about life In a Sub's Shoes.
October 2005
Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks dies, and Education World covers the news as part of our News for Kids series. Each week, Education World provides a printable news article of interest to students and a complete teacher's guide to support its use in the classroom.
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 By 2006, there are more than 92 million Web sites online. Education World, one of the largest free education Web sites (with 60,000+ pages of content), ranks #1 on Google under the key word "education." The site's placement on Google tops even the U.S. Department of Education's site.
This year will see the most dramatic redesign ever to the look and feel of Education World. The site is re-envisioned as a series of Channels. The major Channel bars appear across the top of every Education World page, providing easy navigation to major chunks of content. In addition, each Channel "owns" a space on the home page. This new look is launched with eight Channels: the popular Lesson Planning, Professional Development, Technology in the Classroom, Administrator's Desk, and School Issues Channels and three newcomers -- Early Childhood, LifeStyle & MarketPlace, and @Home.
But the redesign is not the biggest news of this year! In May, Education World's parent company, EDmin.com, purchases and folds into the Education World family one of the most practical online tools for building home-school communication. SchoolNotes.com will be welcomed into the family on May DATE NEEDED.
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September 2006
Regular Education World contributors Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller get out a crystal ball as they team up to offer some predictions for education in 2006. Will their predictions come true?
Just in time for Martin Luther King Day, Education World learns how schools recognize this special day. Included: Educators from three schools named for the Civil Rights hero share their ideas.
March 2006
The obesity issue has been getting press for many months. Now, the advocacy organization Action for Healthy Kids is launching its campaign to work with schools to promote more healthful lifestyles for youngsters. Education World talks with AFHK leaders about their plans.
April 2006
What makes some middle schools more successful than others? A multi-year national study reveals the answers to that question, and Education World chats with the lead researcher of the study.
July 2006
At its annual convention, the National Education Association (NEA) launches an effort to reform the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Education World talks with NEA president Reg Weaver about the organization's plans.
August 2006
This is the month when Education World introduces most of its new features for the school year. Included among this year's features are Friday Fun and Math Games With Jane and Joanne. In our Administrator's Desk section, a new Instant Meetings feature makes its debut. Take these ideas, just add teachers, for great meetings!
And we've carved out a special Math Corner on the site. Teacher and Web producer Wendy Petti leads the Math Chat there.
MySpace.com is stirring concern on many fronts. Education World contributing writer Nancy Willard, an expert on online safety issues, offers tips for monitoring and regulating student-written online content.
September 2006
Education World news editor Ellen Delisio is spending a year at an elementary school that has been labeled "in need of improvement." She will report monthly on what staff and students are doing to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in this yearlong series, Teaming Up to Achieve.
Award-winning educator Brenda Dyck becomes Education World's first educator-blogger with the debut of Brenda's Blog.
October 2006
The Teach for America program aims to fill U.S. classroom with bright teaching stars. Throughout the year ahead, three new Teach for America teachers will reflect on their first year in the classroom in our Teach for America Diaries.
Leaders of the group Americans for the Arts say NCLB has pushed the arts off the curriculum radar in many schools. This month, Education World chats with one of the group's leaders about the state of arts education in America.
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Worldwide, more than 1.1 billion people are using the Internet in 2007. This year, they will view a total of more than 50 million Education World pages.
The history or Education World in 2007 is being written as you read. We will be updating this section in the weeks to come.
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February 2007
The first issue of Education World's tenth free newsletter, the Professional Development Newsletter, is emailed to subscribers.
The growing number of mandates and non-educators enforcing them make the presence of teachers' unions more critical than ever, according to Diane Ravitch. She shares her views in this Wire Side Chat.
March 2007
A new study confirms that exercise can help improve students' academic performance. This month, Education World chats with one of the study's authors.
April 2007
Everybody knows that the school secretary is an omniscient force. No one knows that better than school principals. This month, our "Principal Files" principals are taking time to share ideas for celebrating Administrative Professionals Week (formerly National Secretaries Week).
August 2007
Education World adds two new columnists to its columnist team. Paul Young, a former National Principal of the Year and author of You Have to Go to School, You're the Principal, is set to mentor and motivate principals in his Young @ Heart series. And "America's Top Educator Motivator" and author Joe Martin (Good Teachers Don't Quit), is offering a monthly column that is sure to inspire.
"Wellness" is a big issue in schools. Last year, Education World introduced a new feature that spotlights schools and programs that make good health a priority. This year, we are archiving this wellness series in our new Fit to Be Taught archive.
For the first time in its long history, the National PTA has tapped a man as president-elect. In this chat with Education World, the future PTA president has a message for dads who think the PTA is just for moms.
The history of 2007 is being written as you read. We will be updating this section in the weeks to come.
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