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NYC schools will no longer be evaluated with letter grades
Education chancellor Carmen Fariña says the grades will be replaced with a more intricate system that looks at an array of measures.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Pennsylvania Ed Dept audit sparked by 'ghost employee' resignation
Ron Tomalis, Gov. Tom Corbett's special advisor on higher education, received a plush salary with unspecified responsibilities.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 3, 2014 -
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Early Learning Indiana receives $20M
The Lilly Endowment grant is viewed as an investment to encourage more funding from government and private institutions.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Denver-area school board won't reconsider AP History proposal
Despite mass protests by students and teachers, Jefferson County School Board is sticking to a proposal that would reportedly narrow U.S. history instruction.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Deep Dive
8 ways schools can become greener
Being green is not only en vogue, but the pragmatic thing to do — so how are schools not only teaching their students to be eco-conscious, but modeling that behavior themselves?
By Allie Gross • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Sandy Hook Elementary evacuated after bomb threat
Many forced to evacuate were reminded of the traumatic 2012 massacre.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Carnegie Mellon awarded $5M to study the science of ed
The National Science Foundation grant will be used over the next five years to create the LearnSphere platform.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Education Department addresses racial disparities
A 37-page guidance issued Wednesday reminds districts that federal law requires them to provide all students the same educational opportunities.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 1, 2014 -
PBS LearningMedia promoting free resources for Bullying Prevention Month
A handful of videos, lesson plans, and interactive resources are available through the LearningMedia site.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Kindergartners can learn basic coding with ScratchJr
The free app was developed by Tufts University researchers to give kids a jump start on high-demand STEM skills.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Google brings unlimited storage to the classroom with Drive for Education
It will be a few weeks before all Apps for Education users have access.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 30, 2014 -
337 schools selected for National Blue Ribbon recognition.
The U.S. Department of Education revealed the 287 public and 50 private schools on Tuesday.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Denver-area protests could jeopardize school funding
Students are set to stage another walk-out on Wednesday, which also happens to be Colorado's "Count Day."
By Allie Gross • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Remind raises $40M in series C funding
Things are looking good for the secure messaging app, which is used by a total of 18 million teachers, students, and parents in the U.S.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 30, 2014 -
PBS LearningMedia expands ed offerings
A suite of teacher tools and a new student-centered website are just a few of the updates.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Educators get first dibs on Adobe Photoshop for Chromebook
The streaming version will be available to Adobe education customers first
By Allie Gross • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Bilingual education could improve attention span
New studies say students learn to resist distractions when they know more than one language.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Homelessness among public school students at all-time high
Of the nearly 1.26 million public school students who were homeless during the 2012-13 school year, 25% were in high school.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Bill Gates doubles down on Common Core support
The Microsoft co-founder argued in favor of the 'technocratic' need for national standards at the Politico-sponsored 'Lesson from Leaders' launch event.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Los Angeles school's charter revoked after $2.6M in improper payments
An audit found that the founder of Wisdom Academy for Young Scientists was paying herself and relatives millions in state dollars.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Education Fixation: The week ahead in education news
We're heading to Educause, but coverage of higher ed IT's biggest event is just one thing you can expect to see on Education Dive in the coming week.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Professional development platform LearnZillion passes 500K users
The platform's more than 10,000 math and English lessons help educators better align curriculum with the Common Core State Standards.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Tucson school police program on hold over immigration law issues
Critics of the program, which places nine officers in area schools, fear students will be asked about their immigration status as required by Arizona's SB1070.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Oklahoma delays spark concerns about testing
The Oklahoma State Board of Education pushed back its selection of a vendor for this winter's 'end of instruction' exams given to the state's 50,000 high school students.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 29, 2014 -
What's the state of tech education?
Despite increasing pressure, schools still aren't up to speed when it comes to teaching subjects like computer science.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 29, 2014
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