Tech crisis looms for Idaho schools

State schools are struggling to keep an uninterrupted connection after a drawn out legal battle over a tech contract. 

By Allie Gross • Feb. 10, 2015

Ed startup Team(You) raises $500K in seed funding

The behavior management tool allows educators to acknowledge positive student behavior through an online tracker.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 10, 2015

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Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.

By K-12 Dive staff

Are ed tech firms serious enough about security?

Tony Porterfield, a Cisco engineer and father of two, turned to the New York Times when he found serious security flaws with digital education product Raz-Kids.com.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 10, 2015

Is this robot the solution to sick days?

The VGo allows students to attend class remotely during prolonged medical absences.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 10, 2015

Poor results reported as Michigan sees increase in online K-12 students

Are struggling students being pushed into online classes they aren't prepared for?

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 9, 2015

Study finds pre-K reduces number of students placed in special education

A study from Duke found specifically that North Carolina's Smart Start and More at Four programs lowered the chances of a student being placed in special education courses in third grade by 39%.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 9, 2015

Teach for America applicant decline continues

The organization saw a 10% decline over the past year.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 9, 2015

Brown Center on Education issues school choice rankings

New Orleans, New York, and Newark take the top spots.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 9, 2015

Petition launches to change TN law after Harvard grad can't become principal

The law requires potential principals to have attended an approved in-state college or university masters program or have at least three years experience as a principal.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 9, 2015

House Democrats push to have voices heard on NCLB re-authorization

Despite pushes in the Senate for a bipartisan bill, House Democrats are concerned with what they see as a 'hasty, partisan push' on the law in their chamber.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 6, 2015

Should coding replace foreign language requirements?

Kentucky and Washington state have both proposed legislation that would make the two interchangeable, moves that have already been completed in states including Texas and Oklahoma.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 6, 2015

Skyward debuts test bank management solution at TCEA

The K-12 administrative software provider aims to simplify the creation of custom online exams at the district, school, and classroom level.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 6, 2015

LightSail launches digital starter library with over 200 texts

School and district clients of the K-12 literacy platform can also purchase over 80,000 digital texts.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 6, 2015

GreatSchools unveils 'Milestones' videos to help explain new standards

Aimed at parents, the videos provide a great resource to help schools demonstrate what proficiency for each benchmark should look like.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2015

ClassDojo's Sam Chaudhary talks changes, criticism, and communication

While often pegged as a behavior management system, ClassDojo is in the midst of massive makeover, and co-founder Sam Chaudhary wants everyone to know about its evolving mission.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 5, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Walker proposes school choice expansion

There's no increase suggested for K-12 spending, but the budget does push for the increased use of those funds for more students attending voucher and charter schools.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 5, 2015

Will Congress mandate sex assault ed for public high school students?

The Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 would require public middle and high school health classes to cover sex assault prevention.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 5, 2015

Two new ed-optimized Chromebooks unveiled by Acer

The new C910 and C740 models are ideal for school lab use and 1:1 deployments, respectively.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 5, 2015

3rd Quote adds ed tech report card and budget planner tools

The company allows users to discover, research, evaluate, and purchase ed tech products online.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 5, 2015

Is this the K-12 library model of the future?

Schools like Connecticut magnet International School at Dundee are transforming their libraries into dynamic spaces that facilitate collaboration, tech ed, and broader activities.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 4, 2015

Broad Foundation's annual $1M award placed on hold

The foundation cited a struggle to find quality candidates as the reason for putting the prize on hold this year.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 4, 2015

Blackboard buys K-12 website and app firm Schoolwires

With the acquisition, Blackboard aims to improve its K-12 solutions and services, particularly as it pertains to communication and engagement.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 4, 2015

Nearly 20% of NJ high school students took vocational courses last year

Participation in the programs was tracked in the state’s latest School Performance Reports, released last week. 

By Allie Gross • Feb. 4, 2015

Did 109 Western NY schools really have zero bullying incidents last year?

The state requires all districts to report incidents of bullying under the 2012 Dignity for All Students Act, but some are questioning recent numbers.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 4, 2015

Obama's budget requests extra $2.7B for ESEA

The money would be spread among various education goals, including increasing equity and opportunity for students and expanding universal pre-K and professional development programs.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 4, 2015