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Apple announces new iPads, maintains its momentum in education market
Lower price points on older models and the new mini are likely to keep that momentum going.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Idaho State Dept. files suit over education nonprofit's donor list
Secretary of State Ben Ysursa wants Education Voters of Idaho to be designated a political committee and reveal where its funding originated.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Clever gets $3 million in new funding for school data API
Ashton Kutcher is among the investors who have contributed to the latest round of seed funding.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 22, 2012 -
N.Y. high school offers IBM classes, associate's degrees and a career path
Pathways in Technology Early College High School in Brooklyn provides a six-year vocational program that teaches students what they need for an information technology job.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Apple's iPad Mini will take aim at classrooms
As competitors seek to reply with their own tablets, Apple strives to corner the education market with a new iPad for $249.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 22, 2012 -
New ed-tech policy database rolling out for investors and policymakers
SETDA hopes to keep the database neutral to benefit all users, regardless of their of goals.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Kansas schools to undergo major changes in the next year
Next year may be the busiest for Kansas education officials since No Child Left Behind was enacted in 2001.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Tennessee Sued For Discrimination, Retaliation
Two University of Tennessee athletic department workers and one former department employee have filed a lawsuit indicating the university set up a "testosterone wall" that prevented female employees from earning equal pay. Read more »
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Two Indiana literacy activists aim to increase literacy by Kindergarten with new program
The two say their K-Ready program's goal is to reduce the number of children entering Kindergarten not ready to learn.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is the latest to criticize the state's education goals
Scott says the current goals, which set a lower bar for some students based on race and ethnicity, are unacceptable.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Retrieved from Amazon on September 06, 2012
Amazon gets Whispercast technology out for classrooms, competes with Apple
For as little as $69 per student, Amazon competes with Apple's more expensive classroom options.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 17, 2012 -
St. Louis charter school closures cost $250K
89% of the 3,500 students were moved into public schools in the city.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Alvin Roth, the man behind New York City's 2003 high school admissions redesign, wins Nobel Prize
Prior to the redesign by Roth and his team, the city's high school admissions system was a complex mess that teachers and parents tried to game.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Company aims to combat child obesity by giving schools 'healthy makeovers'
Spark has partnered with other organizations to launch the "Healthy School Makeover Contest."
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Deep Dive
6 states with education issues on the ballot in November
Education Dive checks out ballots from across the country and looks at the issues that stand to have an impact on schools, unions and education funding.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Hiring freeze may be the end result of the Nashville's charter school rejection
School officials say a hiring freeze is one option on the table to deal with a funding loss stemming from the district's rejection of a charter school.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 14, 2012 -
Louisiana voters to decide on term limits for school board members
The three-term limits will be on Louisiana ballots Nov. 6 in all counties but Jefferson and Lafayette.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 14, 2012 -
Rocketship schools show promise in their redefinition of teaching
The small chain of charter schools show promise with their unconventional operations as their students score among the top performers on standardized tests.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 14, 2012 -
Iowa's education task force wants increased teacher pay
The Task Force released recommendations on how to improve education in the state with $150 million in new funding.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Chicago public schools chief resigns
Rahm Emanuel's pick for CEO of public schools resigned on Thursday, claiming that pressure in the wake of the teacher's union strike made it impossible for him to continue.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Deep Dive
5 Kickstarter education projects currently seeking funding
Educational video games, documentaries and a barn restoration are among the education-related visions posted on Kickstarter at the moment.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Augmented reality in education environments: What can it do?
Emerging Education Technology collects several uses of AR tech for the purpose of instruction.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2012 -
UK law bans curved walls in school buildings
Last week, the British Education Secretary effectively banned any architectural variety in school buildings due to budgetary concerns.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 10, 2012 -
N.Y. teacher streams 'rubber room' exile, offers online classes
Staten Island teacher Francesco Portelos reportedly gets a $75,000 salary to sit and await processing.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Regents To Discuss U of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood's Employment
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents is scheduled to discuss the future of embattled President M. R. C. Greenwood at its Oct. 12 meeting, according to the board's posted agenda and school sources. Read more »
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 8, 2012
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