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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 -
Trendline
Learning Loss
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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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 -
Blackboard Upgrades Teacher Communication Platform to Improve Parent Engagement
System makes it easy for teachers to update parents on student progress
By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012 -
At CUNY, stricter admissions bring ethnic shift
Black and Latino admissions have dropped since new standards were introduced in 2000
By Brian Warmoth • May 23, 2012 -
10 memorable commencement speech quotes from 2012
Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and SpongeBob SquarePants each shared speeches with graduates this year, and Education Dive pulled out the wisdom worth remembering
By Brian Warmoth • May 23, 2012 -
Education Dive A-List Profile: Kendra Kerr
A Q&A with teacher and Right to Play Youth to Youth Coordinator Kendra Kerr, today's featured profile in a series spotlighting the voices that Education Dive follows on Twitter
By Brian Warmoth • May 23, 2012 -
Central Michigan U. Puts Engler's Name On Center For Charter Schools
Central Michigan University on Monday made Gov. John Engler's name synonymous with the charter school movement he helped start as governor in the 1990s
By Brian Warmoth • May 21, 2012 -
Deep Dive
7 ways that teachers can use LinkedIn to get ahead
Many educators have a tough time navigating social networks, but LinkedIn offers a lot in terms of privacy and professionalism
By Brian Warmoth • May 21, 2012 -
More Universities Pick Engineers as Provosts, Including ISU, U of I
Science, technology, engineering and math backgrounds especially popular at Iowa schools
By Brian Warmoth • May 20, 2012
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