Amplify for sale as News Corp fails to find profit in ed

The media giant's education unit had trouble finding profitability as rollouts of its tablet program faced issues early on.

By Kate Schimel • Aug. 14, 2015

Ed Dept issues $28.4M in grants for AP test-takers

The grants will help subsidize the cost of Advanced Placement exams, which can help students start out ahead in college.

By Kate Schimel • Aug. 13, 2015

Online tutoring programs adding support after school

Students now expect to be able to learn when and where they want. Can online tutoring programs help schools respond?

By Kate Schimel • Aug. 12, 2015

Google launches teacher training center

The tech giant now provides tips and training for teachers using its classroom tools.

By Kate Schimel • Aug. 11, 2015

Kansas' teacher shortage and fundraising deans: The week's most-read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on the benefits of ed tech for students with disabilities, McGraw-Hill's testing shift, and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 7, 2015

Versal launches content marketplace for teachers

The new Gadget Market will allow educators to discover and share content used in the platform's teacher-made online courses.

By Kate Schimel • Aug. 6, 2015

Wisconsin districts won't be impacted by virtual charter performance

As part of a budget deal, Gov. Scott Walker cut districts with low-performing virtual schools a break from state accountability.

By Kate Schimel • Aug. 5, 2015

How tech-driven learning can benefit students with disabilities

Special education also stands to benefit from innovative school models and personalization.

By Kate Schimel • Aug. 5, 2015

School WiFi hotspots help close broadband gap

One district in St. Louis is offering portable wireless hotspot devices to help provide Internet access for all students outside of school hours.

By Kate Schimel • Aug. 5, 2015

Blackboard, innovation, and PARCC: The week's most-read education news

Fall behind? Catch up on shrinking school and student numbers in higher ed, Blackboard's potential sale, and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • July 31, 2015

Carnegie Mellon's LearnSphere picks up where InBloom left off

The new project aims to build a repository of education data, but differs from the controversial and defunct InBloom in a few key ways.

By Kate Schimel • July 30, 2015

As broadband demands increase, districts find inventive workarounds

Just 63% of school districts meet industry standards for broadband capacity. How can they fix that?

By Kate Schimel • July 29, 2015

Social-emotional skills and neuroscience: The week's most-read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on the shift away from standardized tests in grad school admissions and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • July 24, 2015

How Davidson, edX, and College Board aim to scale AP access

A blended learning project between the three organizations is focused at easing the AP teaching experience just as much as it is at learning.

By Roger Riddell • July 23, 2015

iPads, Phoenix, and ISTE: The week's most-read education news

Fall behind? Catch up on the ed impact of the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling, the University of Phoenix's enrollment woes, and more right here.

By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2015

Cincinnati expands blended learning-style AP courses

After a surge of interest from students, the year-old program is growing to include more courses for more students.

By Kate Schimel • June 26, 2015

Education videos among YouTube's most watched

YouTube videos have become part of the digital education landscape, drawing views and revenue while providing students with another tool to brush up on material.

By Kate Schimel • June 24, 2015

Ohio charter accountability system excludes certain school types

Charter critics are bemoaning the exclusion of online and dropout recovery schools in the state's charter school sponsor ratings.

By Allie Gross • June 19, 2015

7 billionaires who made their fortunes in education

Far from the first industry that comes to mind when people think of billionaires, education has still made a handful of businessmen very wealthy.

By Roger Riddell • June 18, 2015

New competency-based program aims to improve teacher education

Former Teachers College President Arthur Levine has shifted from critiquing teacher ed to launching a new program.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 17, 2015

100 Virginia students to pilot virtual high school program

If successful, the fully online alternative would make Virginia the 11th state to offer such an option.

By Roger Riddell • June 16, 2015

EdX offers dozens of new courses to combat 'summer slide'

A partnership with the National Summer Learning Association aims to give high school and college students academic opportunities outside of the classroom.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 16, 2015

Digital learning raises questions about the future of teachers

English teacher Michael Godsey writes about digitial education trends and what they say about the future of the teaching profession. 

By Allie Gross • June 15, 2015

Ohio Virtual Academy off the hook after truancy investigation

The online charter had allegedly collected per pupil dollars for hundreds of chronically truant students it kept on its books.  

By Allie Gross • June 15, 2015

Ed employment benefits and Uber CMU poaching: The week's most-read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on increased federal scrutiny of ITT, Sebastian Thrun's democratization vision for nanodegrees, and more right here.

By Roger Riddell • June 5, 2015