Professional development can make or break ed tech

In today's classrooms, adequate training can make all the difference in an initiative's success.

By Erin McIntyre • March 18, 2016

Protecting students and staff from themselves on social media

Social media security experts say a fine line exists between invading student privacy and monitoring social media with aggressive technology to prevent scandals and bad behavior.

By Erin McIntyre • March 18, 2016

Rethinking Common Core-aligned writing, ELL standards

A new book, 'Navigating the Common Core With English Language Learners,' says the writing standards need to be taught in an innovative way to help ELL learners.

By Erin McIntyre • March 18, 2016

Sexual harassment in K-12 schools a pervasive problem

Some studies say as many as 4 out of 5 American children and teens are sexually harassed at school.

By Erin McIntyre • March 18, 2016

Using artificial intelligence in the classroom

Pearson is among companies exploring the learning benefits of man-made neural networks.

By Erin McIntyre • March 18, 2016

Tennessee school funding proposal threatens status quo

Legislation on the table would amend the state's constitution to grant its General Assembly sole discretion over school spending.

By Erin McIntyre • March 17, 2016

Some districts save money by having teachers retire early

Rethinking teacher retirement incentives can be an effective cost-saving strategy.

By Erin McIntyre • March 17, 2016

Georgia proposal would revamp teacher evaluations

A new bill that passed the state's House of Representatives could dramatically alter how teachers are evaluated and scored.

By Erin McIntyre • March 17, 2016

Districts can take protective measures against hackers

Looking ahead and thinking proactively are key to protecting against cyber attacks.

By Erin McIntyre • March 17, 2016

Newark to test 17K students for lead poisoning after water contamination

Following the discovery of lead in school water fountains, officials will now test thousands of students for possible poisoning. 

By Erin McIntyre • March 17, 2016

Using video in the classroom to help teachers and students

Some states are adopting more high-tech observation after studies pointed to more effective instruction.

By Erin McIntyre • March 17, 2016

Replacing a reliance on standardized test scores with e-portfolios

Admissions committees have long been criticized for an over-reliance on the SAT and ACT for admissions decisions, and some say e-portfolios could be just the thing to replace them.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 17, 2016

States focus on accountability as Ed Dept drafts ESSA regs

Some experts say that states should move slowly pending the department's guidance.

By Erin McIntyre • March 16, 2016

Move over Chromebook: Microsoft leads way in global ed tech sales

A new report shows the tech giant with a majority of the service and device market share worldwide.

By Erin McIntyre • March 16, 2016

Serving autistic students still a challenge for many schools

John McLaughlin, director of the Research & Analytics unit of ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education, says that identifying autism is a hurdle towards treatment.

By Erin McIntyre • March 16, 2016

Hiring tech-savvy teachers boosts schools

Peter West, the director of eLearning at Saint Stephen’s College in Australia, writes for eSchoolNews that hiring processes should focus on early adopters and e-learning experience.

By Erin McIntyre • March 16, 2016

More questions than answers in Cleveland E-rate investigation

The school district and its legal team have reportedly not provided clear answers about components of the rebate failures in the ongoing investigation.

By Erin McIntyre • March 16, 2016

Does education research fail policy in the US?

Experts disagree over why education research hasn't resulted in a positive effect on education policy or practice. 

By Erin McIntyre • March 15, 2016

How best to overcome implicit bias in the classroom and in schools?

Shane Safir examines five key ways for educators to challenge implicit bias in the classroom.

By Erin McIntyre • March 15, 2016

Looking at the dropout rate with an eye towards history

Bill Milliken, author and founder of Communities In Schools, Inc., says that in order to understand the dropout rate in the U.S, nation's history needs to be considered.

By Erin McIntyre • March 15, 2016

Georgia business pilot helps college and career readiness

Banneker High School in College Park, GA is testing out a public-private partnership to provide business education to ninth graders.

By Erin McIntyre • March 15, 2016

CA superintendents, teachers disagree on Common Core implementation

New research shows that while most superintendents support how Common Core was rolled out in California, many teachers disagree.

By Erin McIntyre • March 15, 2016

In Oregon, 8 districts succeed at inclusive new ELL program

Oregon's David Douglas School District is one of eight districts in the state seeing success with innovative all-student ELL programs.

By Erin McIntyre • March 14, 2016

What should 5-year-olds learn about managing money?

Arapaho Classical Magnet school in Dallas is piloting a program called Dollars for College that teaches kindergartners the basics of financial planning. 

By Erin McIntyre • March 14, 2016

Study: 'Deeper learning' increases graduation rates

A new study from the American Institutes for Research shows that schools that focus on "deeper learning" have an increased graduation margin of 8 percentage points.

By Erin McIntyre • March 14, 2016