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Cheating scandal rocks New York's Stuyvesant High School
Students call for accused cheater to be readmitted after Regents exam answers were compromised.
By Brian Warmoth • June 26, 2012 -
[VIDEO] Pledge of Allegiance ditched at New Jersey elementary school
The traditional pledge will be replaced by an oath to the school.
By Brian Warmoth • June 21, 2012 -
Harassed school bus monitor inspires campaign that raises more than $280,000
Video of students yelling at and striking Karen Klein put her situation in the national spotlight, prompting donations to a vacation fund.
By Brian Warmoth • June 21, 2012 -
Confidence in U.S. public schools at record low
A new poll says that confidence in U.S. public schools has dropped to the lowest level in nearly four decades, the Associated Press reports. Twenty-nine percent of those questioned in a Gallup poll said they had a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in public school...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 21, 2012 -
8 ways to use Learnist, a Pinterest-like education site
Pinterest may dominate virtual pin-board image sharing, but Learnist is an up-and-coming Web curation tool that is ideal for educators.
By Lindsey Smith • June 20, 2012 -
How Do Technology and Professional Development Shape Student Performance?
In my nearly 40 years of working in education - many of them for schools in rural Wyoming and Missouri - I have come to respect the expression, "You can't get there from here." When I asked for help finding my way to some remote community I'd never visited, I often encountere...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 19, 2012 -
Mayors nationwide support parental control of poorly performing schools
Teachers' unions fear loosing valued educators in parental overhaul
By Lindsey Smith • June 18, 2012 -
Pinterest becomes a social space for Common Core users
Popular social network attracts teachers seeking to find and recommend classroom resources
By Brian Warmoth • June 16, 2012 -
How Much Is U of Alabama in Huntsville Worth To Huntsville? Almost $700 Million Each Year
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is worth almost $700 million annually to the Rocket City economy, the school announced today. Read more »
By Brian Warmoth • June 15, 2012 -
Math scores may suffer for obese children, according to study
Math scores, obesity and social behavior get put under the microscope in the research, which looked at children in grades K-5
By Brian Warmoth • June 15, 2012 -
Opinion: Free learning in the classroom is highly engaging for students
Mathew Bebbington, a teacher in the UK, argues for the benefits of “free learning," a style of education in which students work on projects of their own choice
By Brian Warmoth • June 14, 2012 -
California eLearning Census shows popularity of blended learning
California Learning Resource Network's survey sees significant blended learning adoption at school districts and direct-funded charter schools
By Brian Warmoth • June 14, 2012 -
Education Department budget approved by Senate subcommittee would increase Pell Grant sizes
Budget receives 10-7 vote along party lines, falls short of Obama administration's recommendations
By Brian Warmoth • June 13, 2012 -
Importance of digital writing in education explained by MSU professor
Jeff Grabill, a writing professor from Michigan State, makes the case for digital writing as a unique field at Edutopia
By Brian Warmoth • June 11, 2012 -
50 K–12 education blogs you should know about
EdTech's list of recommended bloggers covers a wealth of administrative and front-line educator perspectives
By Brian Warmoth • June 11, 2012 -
Saturday shooting leaves two former Auburn football players dead
Police looking for 22-year-old suspect after three men are left dead
By Brian Warmoth • June 11, 2012 -
Building a department website—useful advice from Matt Klawitter
Whether a school's website is intended for faculty, students or the campus community broadly, tough decisions need to be made early on
By Brian Warmoth • June 8, 2012 -
Weighing the benefits of classroom iPads for kindergarteners
Giving iPads to kindergarteners brings trade-offs and benefits with a high price tag. Are they worth the cost?
By Brian Warmoth • June 8, 2012 -
Education Dive A-List Profile: Chris Christensen
A Q&A with school "Tech Guy" Chris Christensen, today's featured profile in a series spotlighting the voices that Education Dive follows on Twitter
By Brian Warmoth • June 7, 2012 -
Education Dive A-List Profile: David Andrade
A Q&A with teacher David Andrade, today's featured profile in a series spotlighting the voices that Education Dive follows on Twitter
By Brian Warmoth • June 6, 2012 -
Securing school information across multiple platforms poses a big challenge
More personal devices on school networks can pose a challenge to safeguarding school data and records
By Brian Warmoth • June 5, 2012 -
National Spelling Bee starts with computer test
Nearly 300 proficient spellers have gathered at a convention center outside Washington to take part in the preliminary rounds of the National Spelling Bee
By Brian Warmoth • May 29, 2012 -
School administrators are more open to mobile devices, study says
District administrators and principals own more smartphones and tablets than the general U.S. adult population, according to the 2011 Speak Up survey from Project Tomorrow
By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012 -
Grockit tries out a Pinterest-like social learning tool called Learnist
Learnist shows what happens when users share what they learn, not just what they're interested in
By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012
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