Infinity Software sues as Fla. Dept. of Education terminates $20M contract

Florida's Department of Education and Infinity Software Development are in a dispute over a project to create a website to help phase in the state's new academic standards.

By Davide Savenije • Nov. 2, 2012

Most Read Education News of the Week: iPads, Star Wars and the University of Phoenix

Need to get caught up the week's education news? Check out the most popular reads from Education Dive.

By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 2, 2012

Explore the Trendline➔

Top 5 stories from K-12 Dive

K-12 Dive has gathered some a selection of our best coverage as a one-stop resource on the trends to watch in the months ahead.

By K-12 Dive staff

Teachers say technology is hindering students' learning skills

Researches with two new surveys released this week say they may not be conclusive studies on the matter, but they do represent the observations of people who spend hours a day with students.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 1, 2012

Gates Grant awarded to Marquette for innovative solutions collaboration

The grant money will go toward developing FixesU, a collaboration with two New York Times reporters.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 1, 2012

Most Read Education News of the Week: Ballot issues, Facebook and MOOCs

Did you know about the week's big education news in Minnesota and Chicago? Get caught up with Education Dive's most popular reads of the week.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 26, 2012

Flashnotes gets $1.8 million for its study notes marketplace

Angel investors step up to back the company's plan to expand its marketplace for student notes.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 25, 2012

Apple announces new iPads, maintains its momentum in education market

Lower price points on older models and the new mini are likely to keep that momentum going.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 23, 2012

Clever gets $3 million in new funding for school data API

Ashton Kutcher is among the investors who have contributed to the latest round of seed funding.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 22, 2012

N.Y. high school offers IBM classes, associate's degrees and a career path

Pathways in Technology Early College High School in Brooklyn provides a six-year vocational program that teaches students what they need for an information technology job.

By Davide Savenije • Oct. 22, 2012

Apple's iPad Mini will take aim at classrooms

As competitors seek to reply with their own tablets, Apple strives to corner the education market with a new iPad for $249.

By Davide Savenije • Oct. 22, 2012

New ed-tech policy database rolling out for investors and policymakers

SETDA hopes to keep the database neutral to benefit all users, regardless of their of goals.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 18, 2012

Amazon gets Whispercast technology out for classrooms, competes with Apple

For as little as $69 per student, Amazon competes with Apple's more expensive classroom options.

By Davide Savenije • Oct. 17, 2012

Data breach claims personal data for 300,000 Northwest Florida State College students and employees

Two hundred thousand of those affected may not have even had any connection to the school.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 17, 2012

U Missouri Research Center To Implement Integrated Research Database

The University of Missouri (UM) has selected a new data management services partner for its Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. UM has tapped Prometheus Research, located in New Haven, CT, to develop an integrated data management system for the Thompson Center. The new...

By Davide Savenije • Oct. 16, 2012

Alvin Roth, the man behind New York City's 2003 high school admissions redesign, wins Nobel Prize

Prior to the redesign by Roth and his team, the city's high school admissions system was a complex mess that teachers and parents tried to game.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012

5 Kickstarter education projects currently seeking funding

Educational video games, documentaries and a barn restoration are among the education-related visions posted on Kickstarter at the moment.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2012

Augmented reality in education environments: What can it do?

Emerging Education Technology collects several uses of AR tech for the purpose of instruction.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2012

N.Y. teacher streams 'rubber room' exile, offers online classes

Staten Island teacher Francesco Portelos reportedly gets a $75,000 salary to sit and await processing.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 9, 2012

Oklahoma A-F grades for schools delayed

Parents and administrators raise concerns, as a release of the grade is delayed until after an Oct. 25 board vote.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 8, 2012

California districts warned to spend $66 million in tech vouchers soon

Funds remain unspent after money was alotted from a 2004 anitrust settlement involving Microsoft.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 8, 2012

Augmented Reality: A new way of augmented learning

Sign In Augmented Reality: A new way of augmented learning Augmented learning is defined as an on-demand learning technique where the learning environment adapts to the needs and inputs from learners [1] . Broadly speaking, "environment" here does not have to be constrained into the ...

By Davide Savenije • Oct. 5, 2012

Voices: What Does the IT Workers Have to Say About BYOD?

Microsoft's Cameron Evans raises an intriguing question about BYOD policies: Why would parents - most of whom are footing the bill for their children's personal smartphones, notebooks and tablets - let college IT staffs put anything on students' personal devices? "There is a h...

By Davide Savenije • Oct. 5, 2012

St. Mary's school trades in textbooks for iPads

Following similar developments at school districts across the country, the students at St. Mary's are taught primarily through their school-issued iPads.

By Davide Savenije • Oct. 4, 2012

Pearson's new CEO focused on international affordable education

Fallon compares Pearson's success in recent years to that of the Financial Times and Penguin.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 4, 2012

Duncan calls for end to paper textbooks

Duncan's remarks were made before the National Press Club, where he also lashed out against Republicans.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 2, 2012