How to address the education bubble: 2 perspectives

Speaking on the problems riddling today's education system, Dr. Raymund Paredes and Salman Khan present new ideas for the future in a Forbes interview. 

By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 16, 2012

Khan Academy introduces new computer science education portal

Khan Academy has launched a new online portal aimed at personalizing computer science education. 

By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 15, 2012

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STEM

From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

By K-12 Dive staff

Four companies selected to build New York's education database

New York education officials have selected four companies to build an online platform for a variety of educational purposes. 

By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 14, 2012

Former Flip execs found education video startup Knowmia

Knowmia crowd-sources lessons provided by teachers through video presentations.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 14, 2012

School bus becomes mobile learning lab through public-private partnership

Washington D.C. has its own "Magic School Bus" now.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 14, 2012

10 Twitter account types every educator should network with

For K-12 and higher ed professionals, there are a lot of hard decisions to be made on Twitter. Education Dive makes them a little easier by breaking down who you should follow and why they will help you.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 13, 2012

Virginia General Assembly passes online course requirement for high school students

Statewide requirement takes effect in 2013.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 10, 2012

Florida principals want biometrics scanning equipment

Survey results may result in a new fingerprint pilot program on school buses for Palm Beach County.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 9, 2012

Nebraska's new Virtual Library launches for teachers and students

The library is part of a larger statewide initiative involving a collaboration between several education groups.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 9, 2012

Infographic explains mobile device security on campuses

Survey results give insights into theft and encryption in educational establishments.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 6, 2012

K-12 education investment hits record levels, but district budgets suffer

K-12 investments hit $389 million in 2011, according to GSV Advisors.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 3, 2012

Most Read Education News of the Week: MOOC providers, Facebook and iPads in schools

Need to catch up on the last week's news in education? Here are Education Dive's most popular reads.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 3, 2012

McGraw-Hill Education buys math learning tech developer Key Curriculum

Key Curriculum will help McGraw-Hill expand its Common Core-related offerings.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 2, 2012

California school uses iPads for PE classes

The Chula Vista school bought 40 iPads to use a PE app called SPARK.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 1, 2012

Why You Should Care About Keeping the Data Center Cool

Closer monitoring of various hardware components will have an incremental benefit when it comes to data center energy efficiency, but the biggest opportunities - and challenges - come with keeping the environment cool. "Cooling is by far the biggest user of electrical power in the data ce...

By Lindsey Smith • July 31, 2012

Study: Facebook and YouTube are key recruitment tools

Campuses report high return-on-investment for social media as spending on traditional media declines.

By Roger Riddell • July 31, 2012

North Carolina school moving to Google Chromebooks for its one-to-one program

Educators at Millennium Charter Academy in North Carolina are seeing to it that their students will, so to speak, have their heads in the "cloud" this school year. The cloud refers to where students will store their work from new Google Chromebook model laptops that will be rolled ou...

By Lindsey Smith • July 30, 2012

Most Read Education News of the Week: Ed hashtags, online learning and sustainability

Catch up with Education Dive's most popular reads and up-to-the-minute discussions on Twitter in this week's rundown.

By Brian Warmoth • July 27, 2012

Apple's iPad continues high education adoption rate in Q3

Company reports 'best quarter ever' for education sales.

By Roger Riddell • July 25, 2012

Apple OS X Mountain Lion upgrade advice for education offices

The latest version of Apple’s operating system is expected to launch on Wednesday. 

By Lindsey Smith • July 24, 2012

22 Twitter hashtags for K-12 education news

Education Dive assembles a list of helpful hashtags for discussion K-12 issues on Twitter.

By Brian Warmoth • July 24, 2012

The District Leaders Have Spoken--They want iPads and Digital Textbooks

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Mobile technology has the potential to be the next boom industry for education. Companies interested in tapping into this market now have a resource that defines the wants and needs of district leaders related to mobile devices with the National Survey on Mobile Techno...

By Lindsey Smith • July 24, 2012

New math software targets 'perceptual learning'

As schools struggle to balance conceptual learning and recall of simple facts, a new series of online math education products proposes a different focus: pattern recognition. Insight Learning Technology, a startup company formed by a pair of academics, has created online math education modules...

By Lindsey Smith • July 24, 2012

News Corp. launching tablet education program through Amplify

Amplify, a new grade-school-focused business unit, will fund the project with AT&T to get tablets into more students' hands.

By Brian Warmoth • July 23, 2012

Districts finding in-house programmers for apps

The buy or build question is leading some districts to hire employees instead of vendors.

By Brian Warmoth • July 20, 2012