Daily News

3/6/2012

The Wichita school board voted unanimously Monday to close five schools, a decision one board member described as “heartbreaking.”

3/6/2012

Black students, especially boys, face much harsher discipline in public schools than other students, according to new data from the Department of Education.

3/6/2012

Career Cruising releases ccEngage to give students and schools an easy and effective way to develop skills and knowledge needed for success.

3/6/2012

In order to help districts in various states across the country meet new requirements to make safety resources available to parents, PublicSchoolWORKS has developed the Parent InfoCenter. 

3/6/2012

Academics’ Choice, which helps consumers find the most effective learning tools, has awarded Super Duper Publications' How? Fun Deck Mobile App its Smart Media Award.

3/6/2012

ASCD’s 67th Annual Conference and Exhibit Show, “A Collective Call to Action,” now features more than 80 new exhibitors, a new and expanded ASCD Center, and a new generation of speakers and sessions addressing timely topics of interest to educators of every level. 

3/6/2012

Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group announced the introduction of its CP-WX8240 and CP-X8150 3LCD Installation Series projectors, delivering unmatched reliability, quality and flexibility.  

3/6/2012

Fujitsu announced that Charlottesville City (Va.) Schools are completing the rollout of over 2,000 Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q550 tablets, the cornerstone of its digital education initiative. 

3/6/2012

More than 1 million online flashcards, many with images and audio, are created every week on StudyBlue, and that number nearly doubles during peak exam times. 

3/6/2012

Lexia Learning Systems has announced a contract extension agreement with Davenport (Iowa) Community Schools to expand use of Lexia Reading to 20 elementary schools district-wide. 

3/6/2012

A new math assessment tool developed by esteemed math educator Marilyn Burns, now available free to all teachers, not only cares about the answers students give, but also how they figured them out.

3/6/2012

PresenceLearning has partnered with Go Solutions Group, Inc. to help facilitate access to its services for districts with under-served populations and help schools easily recoup costs of online speech-language pathology services for Medicaid-eligible students. 

3/6/2012

Blackboard Inc. announced a major update for its flagship online learning platform with a new release incorporating a sleek, modern design that marks the platform’s biggest shift in look and feel in years. 

3/6/2012

Lesley University, which has been preparing teachers for over 100 years, has developed a degree program to help educators whose classrooms present complex learning challenges.

3/5/2012

Teachers and administrators at the Mount Airy City Schools are busily preparing to roll out the new Common Core/Essential Standards curriculum set to debut next year — a curriculum that will place more emphasis on critical thinking and problem-solving skills and focus less on rote memorization.

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