Tennessee legislators push for less federal ed oversight

Chief among the concerns of a proposed resolution: a Congressional halt on the Common Core State Standards.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 30, 2015

North Carolina looks to strengthen teacher recruitment and retention

The number of graduate and undergraduate students declaring education majors has dropped by 12%, an issue discussed heavily at UNC's Board of Governors Education Summit on Tuesday.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 30, 2015

Republican-backed bill would shift power from Indiana ed chief

Under the proposal, Superintendent Glenda Ritz would no longer chair the State Board of Education by default have control of issues such as teacher evaluations and testing.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 30, 2015

Arkansas board of ed to take over Little Rock School District

The decision stems from the state's labeling last year of six of the district's 48 schools as failing.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 30, 2015

NCES data shows Northeast spending most on public school students

The data measures the revenues and expenses per public school student in the 2011-12 school year.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 29, 2015

Blackboard improves Moodlerooms services

The improvements to the open-source learning management system are meant to provide more intuitive navigation and easier content searches.

By Keith Button • Jan. 29, 2015

13 more states considering citizenship exams as graduation requirement

Over-testing is chief among the concerns associated with the proposals, but the tests are arguably a valuable classroom resource.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 29, 2015

Public school enrollment continues steady rise in Louisiana

Enrollment has slowly made gains since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita led to a loss of 10% of the student population in 2005.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 29, 2015

Do higher teacher prep honors rates denote lack of rigor?

"Easy A’s and What’s Behind Them,” a report from the National Council on Teacher Quality, asserts that education majors graduate with honors at a higher rate than their peers studying other subjects.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 29, 2015

Fingerprint buys mobile ed companies Cognitive Kid and Scribble Press

The new acquisitions increase the kids' app maker's total app count to 800, a tenfold increase over last year.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 29, 2015

8 K-12 tech tools to watch in 2015

From digital textbook innovations to platforms that simplify STEM teaching and learning, here are some of the classroom tools we have our eyes on this year.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 28, 2015

Edsby LMS sees success in nation's eighth-largest district

According to the company, data shows the deployment to be one of America's most successful.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 28, 2015

Are digital books the answer for helping dyslexic students?

Tablets and digital readers may provide the perfect medium for presenting Accessible Instruction Materials (AIM) to students with language-based disabilities.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 28, 2015

Rising turnover marks shifting climate for state school chiefs

Research shows that the tenure of a state superintendent has dipped from six years to three years since 2008.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 28, 2015

Common Core facing backlash from Washington state Democrats

Members of the state's Democratic Party approved a proposal that says the state was unfairly pressured into adopting the national standards.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 28, 2015

Congress hears NCLB testimony from Seattle teacher, U of Washington researcher

The hearing comes as lawmakers begin considering revisions for a reauthorization of the Bush-era education law.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 28, 2015

U of Central Florida, Educause bring back blended learning MOOC

The massive open online course, launched last year, will be offered through Instructure with a low-cost certification available.

By Keith Button • Jan. 28, 2015

Innovation, marketing more important for public districts in era of school choice

To attract families, districts must now embrace social media, new types of programming, and direct outreach to families.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 27, 2015

Virginia bill would further limit high-stakes testing

If passed, the bill would cut the required number of tests in grades three through eight to 14.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 27, 2015

Connecticut working to reduce school arrests

School arrests in the state were down about 250 from the previous year as the state's courts are pushing back against petty crimes and minor offenses referred to juvenile courts.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 27, 2015

Minnesota may require mandatory PE tests

State Sen. Susan Kent's bill follows a Minnesota Department of Education report that says students aren't getting the federally recommended amount of exercise.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 27, 2015

Alexander talks NCLB with Time

The interview came weeks after the Senate education committee chairman released a 400-page draft bill for the re-authorization of No Child Left Behind.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 27, 2015

NewSchools ed tech 'Seed Fund' to split off

The split will allow the Seed Fund to access to additional capital from new investors, letting it expand beyond simply being a 'seed' fund.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 26, 2015

New Jersey educators may receive additional suicide prevention training

The bill requires educators and staff to annually take part in a two hours suicide prevention training taught by a certified health care professional.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 26, 2015

Teacher training under the microscope in Missouri

The state is working to revamp its teacher certification methods with additional rigor.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 26, 2015