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ALAS Summit on Hispanic Education, October 10-13, Miami, Fla.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 From global competition and school funding to accountability and leadership, the waves of change impacting education are affecting us all. We can either be drowned by those waves or we can learn to surf; and what better place to start than here and now in Miami, at ALA...
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Ask Dr. Lynch: Handling Challenging Behavior Problems
EducationWorld Q&A columnist Dr. Matthew Lynch is an associate professor of education at Langston University. Dr. Lynch provides expert advice on everything from classroom management to differentiated instruction. Read all of his columns here , and be sure to submit your own ques...
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔ 
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Our latest K-12 Dive Trendline takes a closer look at how educators are addressing learning loss, as well as achievement trends and developments.
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Officials have strong words as Pennsylvania charter school fight gets ugly
York Mayor Kim Bracey accused the school district of trying to "bludgeon" students back in.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Complaints put Florida district's new grade system on ice until next August
The district may have jumped the gun on introducing the new system, says District Advisory Committee chairwoman.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 4, 2012 -
St. Mary's school trades in textbooks for iPads
Following similar developments at school districts across the country, the students at St. Mary's are taught primarily through their school-issued iPads.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Pearson's new CEO focused on international affordable education
Fallon compares Pearson's success in recent years to that of the Financial Times and Penguin.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Hackers hit university servers to make political statement about higher ed
Dive Summary: Hackers calling themselves "Team Ghostshell" targeted servers at leading higher ed institutions, including the University of Michigan, Princeton, Harvard and Cambridge, among others. The group released a statement, explaining that they wanted to raise...
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 3, 2012 -
States push back against cyber-schools
Advocates of online schools admit that accountability is an issue and that some for-profit programs running the schools are more concerned with their financial standing than with the education of the students.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Chicago Board of Education's credit rating downgraded by Fitch
Fitch's A+-to-A decision follows last month's teachers strike in the Windy City.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Duncan calls for end to paper textbooks
Duncan's remarks were made before the National Press Club, where he also lashed out against Republicans.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Nonprofit could become a Consumer Reports for ed tech
EDU STAR is seeking $5 million in funding to test educational technology while developers remain skeptical of its approach.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 1, 2012 -
McGraw-Hill exec says tech will necessitate a rethinking of K-12 age-grouping
Are multiage, competency-based classrooms the way of the future?
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 28, 2012 -
Swim tests and PE no longer a requirement at University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is doing away with a required swimming proficiency test instituted in 1953, as well as its undergraduate PE requirements.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 28, 2012 -
ClassConnect becomes Claco, founder/AOL squatter explains switch
The online curriculum-sharing tool is moving previous users over to a new site.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 27, 2012 -
Janus Capital Group pledges $2.1 million to Denver Public Schools for blended learning
Janus donates an initial $350 thousand with the rest of the $2.1 million to come if DPS meets certain benchmarks.
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 26, 2012 -
Romney decries campaign funding from teachers unions
Speaking on education issues Tuesday, Romney said the issue needs to be addressed.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 25, 2012 -
Obama vs. Romney: Education policies broken down
NBC News looks at the education issues that define Barack Obama and Mitt Romney's positions.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 25, 2012 -
D.C.'s performance-based teacher firings set bar in national reform movement
Similar evaluation policies, which are a central part of the national school reform movement and were recently part of the Chicago teachers' strike, are business as usual in D.C.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Solutions Products and Short Throw Projectors make learning faster and teaching easier
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 Resource Centers Health and Wellness (sponsored by the Dannon Institute) About Us Professional Media Group LLC publishes District Administration and University Business . District Administration is the most widely received, most regularly read publication for K12 di...
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Non-food Ways to Reward Student Achievement
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 Resource Centers Health and Wellness (sponsored by the Dannon Institute) About Us Professional Media Group LLC publishes District Administration and University Business . District Administration is the most widely received, most regularly read publication for K12 di...
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 24, 2012 -
SETDA report recommends digital resource shift within 5 years
The State Educational Technology Directors Association is encouraging schools to upgrade to digital media that can be updated more quickly and at a lower cost than traditional textbooks.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Republican candidates seeing increased support from teachers unions
Democrats still receive far more money from teachers unions, but Republicans have seen gains recently.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Rhode Island introduces technology initiative to modernize classrooms
The Department of Education chose the technology solutions provider CDW-G to upgrade their schools with an extensive technology package.
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 24, 2012 -
ACT now more popular than SAT
The College Board also reported that 43% of SAT takers met baseline standards for college readiness.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Two Oregon districts join others nationwide in middle school drug testing
At least eight other states perform random drug tests as early as middle school.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 23, 2012
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