Declaring that “government has failed to do what government should be doing,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo moved to assert his influence over New York State’s education policy, appointing a former Citigroup chairman to lead a new commission charged with improving student performance.
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5/1/2012
Connecticut's struggle to adopt an education reform package that will help close the nation's largest achievement gap has caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Education.
5/1/2012
A federal lawsuit against a Florida school district alleges two black women who scored well on an adult skills test in 2010 were accused of cheating because, they were told, "you people don't score that high."
4/30/2012
A national education consultant who helped lead reform efforts in Detroit, Cleveland and New York City has been tapped as “interim” chief education officer in Chicago, officials said.
4/30/2012
e2Campus announced the launch of a revolutionary new "Bully Deterrent System" called uTip, which offers schools a combination of technology to instantly report bullying along with free promotional materials to psychologically deter would-be bullies.
4/30/2012
Konica Minolta launched integration with Performance Matters, a web-based solution that provides an integrated platform for student assessment, data management and teacher effectiveness as part the Konica Minolta EnvisionIT Education Suite.
4/30/2012
New PowerShuttle laptop charging and management carts provide organized and secure storage, charging and syncing of laptops, netbooks and tablets.
4/30/2012
SangHee, an 11th grader from Winder-Barrow High School in Winder, Ga., has won the Winter Superhero competition and is the recipient of $500 and a SAMCAM 860 document camera for his school.
4/29/2012
The International Baccalaureate (IB) reached a milestone today with the authorization of its 2000th IB World School in Edinburg, Texas.
4/29/2012
What’s in a name? The Newton Schools Foundation hopes the answer is big money.
4/29/2012
Kansas Commissioner of Education Diane DeBacker visited Pittsburg Friday to get a look at facilities that are the leading edge of technology education in the state.
4/29/2012
Administrators of traditional public schools must see the decline and potential demise of the U.S. Postal Service and shudder.A government bureaucracy clinging to relevance after being outsmarted and outhustled by private competitors. That could be our schools in the not too distant future.
4/29/2012
For a long time and for a lot of us, “college” was more or less a synonym for success. We had only to go. We had only to graduate.
4/28/2012
Chicago Public Schools announced on Friday Chief Education Officer Dr. Noemi Donoso, appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, is leaving.
4/28/2012
A teacher accused of bullying an autistic student was placed on paid leave Friday.
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