Hundreds of mostly poor minority students who used a controversial Missouri law to transfer out of failing schools will be sent back to their home districts next school year, following a tense battle in the legislature and a slew of politically...
The Louisiana state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has called a special meeting Tuesday to address Gov. Bobby Jindal’s effort to block tests tied to the Common Core academic standards. But according to the Times-Picayune, board...
Last November, Google launched Google Play for Education, a portal for teachers and schools to more easily buy Android apps, books and educational YouTube videos, and distribute them to their students. Initially focused only on tablets, Google Play...
The way a lesson ends affects a learner's ability to organize, evaluate and store the information. Because we're so focused on grabbing students' interest at the beginning of instruction, we often overlook the end of lessons, missing the opportunity...
Google has launched "Made With Code," an initiative designed to highlight the computer programming-related contributions of women and girls, while also using special projects and community-building to capture and maintain girls' interest in the...
Now that summer's here, school may be the furthest thing from educators' minds. And while there's no question that teachers should enjoy a well-earned break, it's wise not to disengage too much from the profession.
So said executive coach...
Fighting to keep the jobs of their principal and vice principal, students posted pictures on Instagram. Parents commented on Facebook group pages. And, in a touch of old-school activism, eighth-graders circulated petitions by hand.
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With the help of Students Matter, nine California public school children filed the statewide lawsuit Vergara v. California against the State of California in May 2012 to strike down the laws handcuffing schools from doing what’s best for kids when...
Technology has entered nearly every area of our personal life, but outside of the occasional computer lab, basic webpage or iPad in the classroom, schools have stubbornly resisted tech innovation.
And despite a doubling in funds devoted...
Russel Tarr, a teacher in France, maintains an impressive Pinterest-like school tools board that has earned high praise from influential edubloggers such as Vicki Davis. EdSurge reported on Tarr’s site, Classtools.net, which recommends free, simple...