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Google's Chromebooks making big school push
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:33 AM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)
The valid knock on Chromebooks is that data connections aren't ubiquitous enough in the real world for most people to drop dough on computers with limited offline functionality.
Jindal pushes virtual programs | DailyComet.com
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:39 AM EST ()
“I definitely prefer the E-school. It’s not as strenuous,” said Gonzalez, who previously went to E.D. White Catholic School. “They work at your own pace. At E.D.
Gadgetbox - Apple vs. the textbook: Can education go paperless?
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:29 AM EST (msnbc.com)
how Apple will control the quality of textbooks offered through the iBookstore
Are schools making kids sick? - CNN.com
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:20 AM EST (CNN)
Figures are hard to come by, but studies have estimated that a third or more of U.S. schools have mold, dust and other indoor air problems serious enough to provoke respiratory issues like asthma in students and teachers.
Absenteeism rife at Boston high schools - Boston.com
Seeded on Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:34 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
Carynn Donald, a ninth-grader at Jeremiah Burke High School in Dorchester, estimates that she has missed a dozen days this year, often because she woke up tired and went back to sleep.
SOPA and PIPA from the Educator's Perspective
Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:32 AM EST
On this blog, we always try to share free and open ways of using tools for productivity and education in the classroom. Much of what we do with the blog, with the tools, and eventually what you do in your class with students relies on an open internet and open tools.
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Google Wallet
Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:46 AM EST
So once again an OEM is getting in the way, or trying to, of new innovation. This time we pit Verizon and Google.
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Perspectives on No Child Left Behind, 10 Years After Its Signing | Swampland | TIME.com
Seeded on Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:41 AM EST (TIME)
Margaret Spellings, former Secretary of Education, who served under George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009 and helped implement many parts of NCLB Everything from head lice to childhood obesity to layoffs has been laid at the feet of No Child Left Behind.
Opinion: Dark Days for State's Education Budget - Agoura Hills, CA Patch
Seeded on Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:51 AM EST ()
is saying that the voters must approve his $6.9 billion tax increase plan on the November ballot, including a higher rate for income over $250,000 and a half-cent sales tax hike.
U.S. Department of Education praises Delaware's Race to the Top work - Newark Post: News
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:34 AM EST ()
The U.S. Department of Education released a state-specific report profiling Delaware's first-year progress on comprehensive education reform under Race to the Top. Reports on 11 other states also were released.
MinnPost - Though Bachmann is out, her education views are shared by others in GOP presidential field
Seeded on Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:47 AM EST (MinnPost)
“That is why I opposed all these early starts and pre-early starts, and early-early starts. They want your children from the womb so they can indoctrinate your children as to what they want them to be.”
Analysis: Cuomo Picks Fight With Schools, Gets One | Long Island Press
Seeded on Mon Jan 9, 2012 8:02 AM EST ()
He aims at some of Albany’s biggest lobbyists, including the New York State United Teachers union that spent $4 million on lobbying in the first 10 months of 2011 and the United Federation of Teachers, which spent $1.2 billion over that same time frame trying to influence …
Higley school district testing use of iPads in class
Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2012 7:42 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)
The group also contacted other districts that are using the iPads, such as Creighton Elementary School District in Phoenix, which is using iPod Touches and iPads in the third grade, Harrison said.
Demand there, but tech classes cut | StarTribune.com
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:47 AM EST (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)
That demand puts the state's Department of Education in an unusual dilemma: Despite the growing demand, the number of career and technical classes has fallen from about 2,750 to 1,200 between 2008 and 2011.
Florida school cafeterias could get corporate sponsors | jacksonville.com
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 7:31 AM EST (The Jacksonville Times-Union)
“The local school board would have to find a perfect match for the naming rights for their schools. I’d like to see someone like Whole Foods, Publix or a fresh fruit producer,” he said. “We’re not talking about ads everywhere.
Big Pay Days in Washington D.C. Schools' Merit System - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 7:29 AM EST (The New York Times)
This fall, the District of Columbia Public Schools gave sizable bonuses to 476 of its 3,600 educators, with 235 of them getting unusually large pay raises.
Ridgewood school district says new bullying law is a drain on resources - NorthJersey.com
Seeded on Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:42 AM EST ()
Because it is an unfunded mandate, officials say it creates a "significant drain on the human and financial resources of the district."
Measuring the Impact of Historic Texas Education Cuts — Public Education | The Texas Tribune
Seeded on Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:58 AM EST ()
Huberty’s office is not planning to release the results of the survey publicly, said Maggie Irwin, Huberty’s legislative director. It is more of a “self-imposed interim project,” Irwin said, to help shape his understanding of the budget cuts.
CPS reading scores up, but not by much, from 7 years ago - Chicago Sun-Times
Seeded on Thu Dec 8, 2011 7:33 AM EST (Chicago Sun-Times)
A new report on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress taken by 21 big-city districts was the second analysis in less than a month to indicate that, despite more than a decade of massive investments in reading, Chicago’s elementary-grade reading performance …
Mother of fallen player wants defibs at MI schools - Boston.com
Seeded on Wed Dec 7, 2011 6:13 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
A medical examiner determined Leonard had sudden cardiac arrest due to an enlarged heart.
N.Y. students suspended after gay teen's suicide - CBS News
Seeded on Tue Dec 6, 2011 6:20 AM EST (CBS News)
A female student was suspended after his death for telling friends of his sister that she was glad Rodemeyer was dead.
Michael Bloomberg In MIT Speech: Cut Teachers By Half, Large Classes OK
Seeded on Mon Dec 5, 2011 7:31 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
At a news conference later Thursday, Bloomberg emphasized a focus on teacher quality, saying that while he would prefer smaller classes with more effective teachers, he's "in favor of" putting highly effective teachers in front of larger classes if finances are limited.
Surge in Free School Lunches Reflects Economic Crisis - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:36 PM EST (The New York Times)
Congress passed the National School Lunch Act in 1946 to support commodity prices after World War II by reducing farm surpluses while providing food to schoolchildren. By 1970, the program was providing 22 million lunches on an average day, about a fifth of them subsidized.
Texas School Finance Fix Eludes Perry as Students Do Without Art | District Administration Magazine
Seeded on Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:47 AM EST ()
“We’d love to offer art or foreign languages,” said Rod Schroder, Amarillo’s superintendent. “But we have never had the revenue to put in those programs.”
For-Profit Certification for Teachers in Texas Is Booming - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:47 AM EST (The New York Times)
He is earning his teaching certificate through an online, for-profit alternative certification program, a nontraditional route to teaching that is becoming more common in Texas.
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Google's Chromebooks making big school push
Jindal pushes virtual programs | DailyComet.com
Gadgetbox - Apple vs. the textbook: Can education go paperless?
Are schools making kids sick? - CNN.com
Absenteeism rife at Boston high schools - Boston.com
SOPA and PIPA from the Educator's Perspective
Google Wallet
Perspectives on No Child Left Behind, 10 Years After Its Signing | Swampland | TIME.com
Opinion: Dark Days for State’s Education Budget - Agoura Hills, CA Patch
Opinion: Dark Days for State’s Education Budget - Agoura Hills, CA Patch