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March 08, 2010
20:30
i3 Innovation Grant Program Opens
» ‎ THE Journal

The United States Department of Education has released final priorities and opened the application process for the Investing in Innovation Fund, also known as "i3," a $650 million grant program that's designed to fund "the development of path-breaking new ideas, the validation of approaches that have demonstrated promise, and the scale-up of the nation's most successful and proven education innovations."
18:48
Safety Drill! Critical Response in Action
» ‎ THE Journal

Putting your schools through practice sessions is ultimately the best test for determining how effective your crisis response plan will be in a real emergency. Here, a high school and the security expert it worked with share their experiences for holding safety drills with impact.

15:37
Va. Bills on Virtual and 'Lab' Schools Spark Debate
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
14:54
Duncan Plans to Prod Schools on Civil Rights Laws
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

But a previous head of the Education Department's civil rights office disputes that the Bush administration's record was lackluster.

14:12
School Incentives for Installing Solar-Power Systems
» ‎ Edutopia

School districts across the country take advantage of incentives for mounting solar panels.
13:01
Would you encourage students to protest education budget cuts?
» ‎ Edutopia

Many students are up in arms about looming funding losses and teacher layoffs.

12:44
Texas District To Spend $1.7 Million on Video Surveillance Updates
» ‎ THE Journal

Pflugerville Independent School District in Texas will be spending about $1.7 million to upgrade video surveillance. According to the recommendation document voted on by the board of trustees, the district's current camera and surveillance system is composed of a group of decentralized cameras and systems "that experience sporadic outages, require costly maintenance, and do not adequately serve district-wide safety and security needs." The new purchase will replace and expand the existing system.
12:40
Lightspeed Systems Injects Filtering and Spam Software into Rocket Appliances
» ‎ THE Journal

Lightspeed Systems has launched a pair of appliances, named "Lightspeed Rockets," that integrate hardware preinstalled with either the company's Internet filtering or spam-blocking software for schools.
12:34
El Paso District Looks To Lock Down Confidential Data
» ‎ THE Journal

El Paso Independent School District in Texas will be implementing a security appliance strictly intended to prevent confidential data from leaving the network.
12:32
Washington Schools Get Free Taste of Notification Services
» ‎ THE Journal

An agency in Washington will be offering free emergency notification services until the end of June 2010 to school districts in the state that use the organization's data system.
12:29
Detroit To Spend $42 million on Security Gear, Facilities
» ‎ THE Journal

Detroit Public Schools will be rolling out a $41.7 million public safety plan during the next school year that will include new surveillance technologies and construction of a new $6 million building to house the Office of Public Safety.
11:04
Colorado Prep School Goes Solar
» ‎ THE Journal

An ongoing effort by a Colorado school to "deepen its students' appreciation for the world around them" has led to its being given a fully engineered, fully financed solar panel array to meet the school facility's energy needs.

10:21
N.Y. State Mulls Cutting Number of Regents Exams
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The contingency plan would eliminate all Regents exams in foreign languages, three of four Regents exams in science, and two of three in math.
9:31
Final Rules Unveiled for 'i3' Innovation Fund
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The Education Department is still requiring a private-sector match and tough evidence for the $650 million in competitive stimulus grants.
9:02
At Universities, Is Better Learning a Click Away?
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:02
Ed. Officials to Step Up Civil Rights Enforcement
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:02
Bill Seeks Career-Track Courses for Miss. Students
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:02
Top Home School-Texts Dismiss Darwin, Evolution
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:01
Mass. Senate to Debate Sweeping Anti-Bullying Bill
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:01
Pa. Teens Help Raise Awareness of "R" Word
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:01
Pa. School Tech Workers on Leave Amid Webcam Probe
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
March 05, 2010
14:57
USDA Raises Issues About Iowa School Lunch Program
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
10:34
Aftershocks From R.I. Mass-Firing Plan Persist
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The proposal sparked national debate on school turnarounds, drawing fire from teachers’ unions and praise from President Obama.
10:22
Legislation on Ariz. School Tax Breaks Advances
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

10:19
National Ed Tech Plan Advocates Radical Reforms in Schools
» ‎ THE Journal

If there were any doubts about the Obama administration's intentions toward education technology, the United States Department of Education settled them Friday with the release of the first public draft of the National Education Technology Plan (NETP). The 114-page document reveals an intent not only to infuse technology throughout the curriculum (and beyond), but to implement some major--sometimes radical--changes to education itself.

9:50
Nev. Education Cuts May Never Be Healed After Session
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:50
Class Size Proposal Heading to Fla. Senate Vote
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:50
Mass. Identifies 35 Underperforming Schools
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:50
Va. House Approves Gov.'s Charter-School Bill
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9:47
Race to Top Enters Home Stretch With 16 Finalists
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

When officials come to Washington to make their pitches for part of $4 billion in grants, most can expect to go home empty-handed.
9:32
U.S. Ed-Tech Plan Prods K-12 to Innovate
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

In its first blueprint for educational technology, the Obama administration cites a host of digital-learning approaches it says will make schools better.

0:00
Education Technology Summit in Washington, DC
» ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed

Nearly 200 educators representing 25 states and every region of the US met with lawmakers in Washington, DC March 3 to urge restoration of federal education technology funding. The occasion was a summit sponsored by ISTE, CoSN, SETDA, and SIIA. In a statement released by the four organizations ISTE CEO Don Knezek said, "We're encouraged by the shared vision for American schools that are more relevant, engaging, and globally competitive. And we'll continue our work with the Administration and Congress to restore adequate federal funding for education technology programs."

March 04, 2010
16:39
Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Effective practices focused on student outcomes are the key to middle-grades success, write Trish Williams and Michael Kirst, not a particular grade configuration or curriculum.
15:05
In New Book, Ravitch Recants Long-Held Beliefs
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Once an avid supporter of improving schools through accountability and choice, the scholar now says those ideas have led education astray.

14:33
Pop Quiz: America Ferrera
» ‎ Edutopia

The star of Ugly Betty talks about her role as Save the Children's artist ambassador for education.

12:22
Education Department Names Race to the Top Recipients
» ‎ THE Journal

The United States Department of Education Thursday announced finalists in the first phase of the Race to the Top competition.
12:02
Westside Union SD Automates Timekeeping
» ‎ THE Journal

Westside Union School District of Quartz Hill, CA, which serves communities in the Antelope Valley about 60 miles north of Los Angeles, reported that it will automate its extensive district timekeeping processes with a solution from workforce management software provider Kronos.
11:59
Early Intervention Program Addresses Academic, Behavioral Issues
» ‎ THE Journal

"Children who enter grade school with cognitive and social-emotional delays are at an increased risk for reading problems, academic underachievement, and becoming disengaged or disinterested in school." This assessment, from Janet Welsh, a research associate at Penn State University's Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development, is at the heart of a new intervention program developed by researchers at the school to help families with kindergarteners at risk for poor school performance.

3:50
Technology Turns Students into Educators in Distance Learning Program
» ‎ THE Journal

High school students in a rural Texas district have started using videoconferencing to learn and teach as they reach out to the rest of the country using technology-based resources they've created themselves.

March 03, 2010
18:05
House Panel Questions Duncan on ESEA and Budget
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Education committee members raised concerns about the Obama administration's stance on standards, special education, and other issues.
15:58
Idaho Lawmakers Wince, but Pass Reduced Ed. Budget
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
15:58
Election Weakens Texas Ed. Board Conservatives
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

15:18
Microsoft Reissues Windows Kernel Patch
» ‎ THE Journal

After nearly two weeks of tweaking, Microsoft is resuming automatic distribution of a Windows kernel patch through Windows Update.

14:02
Parent Essay: Switching Schools
» ‎ Edutopia

Don't be afraid to move your child to another school -- and don't expect miracles.

11:37
Grant Program To Award $120,000 in Classroom Amplification Systems
» ‎ THE Journal

Calypso Systems reported this week that it will award more than $120,000 in classroom amplification equipment to K-12 schools through its Be Heard School Grant program. The technologies are designed to distribute a teacher's voice evenly throughout a classroom to provide a more equal learning experience to students, regardless of their location in the room.
11:22
Liberty U Offers Online Curriculum to Private Schools
» ‎ THE Journal

Liberty University, an evangelical Christian institute of higher education in Lynchburg, VA, has announced it will make the middle and high school curricula of its Liberty University Online Academy (LUOA) available to financially challenged private schools at no charge.
11:18
SIIA To Host 'Innovation Incubator' Program at Annual Ed Tech Summit
» ‎ THE Journal

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry, will celebrate its 25th anniversary at the 7th Ed Tech Industry Summit (ETIS), being held May 23 to 25 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
11:14
Radiant Logic Adds Security Features to Virtual Directory Suite
» ‎ THE Journal

Radiant Logic, which sells virtual directory software, has released an updated version of its application suite that adds new security features, as well as functionality for Microsoft SharePoint environments.

9:36
Union Victory in L.A. Schools Showdown Ups Ante
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

After edging out charter operators in a high-profile contest to manage 30 schools, the teachers’ union is now under pressure to deliver.
8:55
Key Influential Texas Ed. Board Race Remains Tight
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
8:55
U.S. Teachers More Interested in Reform Than Money
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
8:55
Up to 5,200 L.A. Schools Workers Could Face Layoffs
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
8:55
Millions Offered if Hawaii Leaders Reopen Schools
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

8:21
Improving School Communication with Google
» ‎ Edutopia

Does your school speak Google? If not, you might want to give these great tools a try.

3:29
Microsoft Investigating Windows VBScript Security Hole
» ‎ THE Journal

Microsoft released a security advisory Monday describing a zero-day vulnerability involving some older Windows versions and VBScript when used with Internet Explorer.
3:07
The Future of E-Learning Is More Growth
» ‎ THE Journal

By virtually every measure, electronic learning is experiencing unprecedented growth and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. A new analysis and forecast released this month by research firm Ambient Insight bolstered previous research in this area, showing that electronic learning, by dollar volume, reached $27.1 billion in 2009 and predicting this figure will nearly double that by 2014, with academic institutions leading the way.

0:00
iCTLT Conference in Singapore Attracts Reps from 30+ Countries
» ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed

International Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology, iCTLT 2010, has attracted nearly 2000 registrants from three dozen countries. Co-hosted by ISTE and the Singapore Ministry of Education, the exciting program runs from March 2-6 and includes visits to "future schools" as well as workshops, "learning trails," and a rich exhibition hall.

14:24
NEC Debuts High-Brightness Education Projectors
» ‎ THE Journal

NEC Display Solutions has rolled out two high-light-output LCD projectors designed for use in education, the NP 2200 with a brightness of 4,200 ANSI lumens and the NP 1200 with a brightness of 3,700 lumens.
14:20
Sonar Combines High-Rez LCoS Projectors for Stereoscopic System
» ‎ THE Journal

Sonar Studios is attempting to take classroom stereoscopic projection to a new level with a system that combines two high-brightness, high-resolution LCoS multimedia projectors and integrates them with a self-contained, turnkey presentation suite.
14:17
Samsung Techwin Rolls Out 1.4 Megapixel Classroom Document Camera
» ‎ THE Journal

Samsung Techwin this month introduced the SamCam 860, a 1.4 megapixel classroom document camera. The SamCam 860 also incorporates a number of video features for both capture and play.

13:34
Standards, Title I Link Scrutinized
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Some see intrusion in the Obama administration's proposal to tie Title I aid to college- and career-readiness standards.
13:20
'Best Practices' for Middle-Grades Students Identified
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

California schools successfully serving students ages 10 to 14 shared a common set of characteristics, a new study finds.

12:40
Tabula Digita Announces 2010 Educational Video Game Tourneys
» ‎ THE Journal

Educational video game maker Tabula Digita will begin holding its 2010 Megabowl tournaments March 12 in New York City. The three statewide tournaments, to be held this spring in New York, Texas, and Florida, will bring together elementary and middle school students from throughout each state in video game competitions that will challenge, above all else, their skills in a variety of mathematical topics.
12:35
Texas Districts Move to Web-Based Data Certification System
» ‎ THE Journal

Three Texas school districts have recently moved to Certica Solutions' Certify software for internal data certification. Humble Independent School District (HISD) and Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD), both in the Houston area, and San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) said they chose Certify to improve the quality of the data reported to Texas Education Agency (TEA) under state reporting laws.
12:32
Pennsylvania District Deploys Lecture Capture
» ‎ THE Journal

Cornwall-Lebanon School District of Lebanon, PA has deployed Panopto's CourseCast, a capture tool designed to record live presentations, such as classroom lectures and student presentations, in a searchable digital format. Panopto makes CourseCast available to educational institutions free of charge through its Socrates Project.

12:24
iPhone 'App' for School Designed by W.Va. Teen
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

A growing number of schools are developing iPhone apps for educational purposes.
11:56
Webcam Flap Raises Big-Picture Privacy Issues
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Experts say a Pennsylvania school district could have put together a less intrusive approach to laptop security.
11:56
Small Schools
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

A new report describes the New York City school system’s efforts since 2002 to close large comprehensive high schools and replace them with 200 new small schools.
11:54
Tenure Reform
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Few analyses have been conducted on past state efforts to overhaul teacher-tenure policies, concludes a report that recommends ways states, districts, and unions might approach the issue.
11:53
Native American Graduation Rates
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

On average, fewer than half of the American Indian and Alaska Native students in 12 states graduate from high school, says a report released last month.
11:50
Family Income
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Living in poverty before age 5 can have a critical impact on children’s earnings trajectories 30 years later, according to a study in the January/February issue of Child Development.
11:48
Study: Target Aid to 'Stuck' Schools
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Not all low-performing schools are alike, says a new report that offers a framework to help educators, policymakers, and advocates direct attention to the schools that need it most.
10:59
Dept. Unveils Revamped Rules for Teacher-Pay Fund
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Proposed criteria for new Teacher Incentive Fund grants come as the program is poised for the first major expansion since its inception.
10:20
AP Classes Reach Younger Students
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

But the drive by some schools to offer the college-level classes to more and younger students has raised some eyebrows and led to worries that the standards for the program might be lowered.
10:17
Ads Polish Teacher Image as Conn. Budget Season Opens
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The ads—produced by the Connecticut Education Association—show teachers hard at work preparing for class, meeting with parents and often putting in many hours behind the scenes.
10:02
Bobb's Power Tests Bounds of Managers
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Bobb, who was appointed last year, has been seeking broader control in Detriot—a move that is supported by two bills introduced recently.
9:20
More Funding for Principal Training Deemed Vital
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Leadership groups are hoping the new Elementary and Secondary Education Act will include money for recruitment and training.

9:00
Blackboard Connect Expands Parent Notifications
» ‎ THE Journal

Blackboard has just added a new feature to its Blackboard Connect notification service that allows teachers to send messages to parents one on one.

0:00
American Adults Get Their News Fix Many Ways, Including Cell Phones
» ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed

A new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project focuses on the ways Americans access news. According to the report, an "overwhelming majority of Americans (92%) use multiple platforms on a typical day" including broadcast, print and online sources. Thirty-seven percent of internet users in the study "contributed to the creation of news" through comments, tagging, writing posts, linking, etc, slightly more than the 33% of cell phone users who accessed news from their mobile phone.
0:00
ISTE 2009 Award Winner, Sheryl Abshire, Named to USAC Board
» ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed

Congratulations to long-time ISTE member and winner of ISTE's first annual Public Policy Advocate of the Year, Dr. Sheryl Abshire, on her appointment to the federal governing board of the Universal Services Administrative Company (USAC). Among its duties, the USAC oversees the e-rate program. Abshire is the Chief Technology Officer for Calcasieu (LA) Parish Public Schools.

March 01, 2010
16:22
In Ruined Haiti Schools, Educators See Opportunity
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
16:15
'Strategic Data Project' Lands Grant
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given $15 million to a new Harvard University program designed to help build the capacity of state and school district leaders to analyze and use data for improving student achievement.
16:14
High Court to Hear Teacher's Case
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last week to take up an issue stemming from the case of a California teacher and her husband who were wrongfully accused of child abuse.
16:12
Firing of Teachers at Rhode Island School Ignites Battle
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

No more than half the teachers at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island would be hired back under the controversial moved.
16:11
Phila. Report Details Assaults on Students
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The Philadelphia school district has transferred some students involved in attacking Asian students at South Philadelphia High School to disciplinary programs or other schools.
16:02
L.A. Board Gives Control of Schools Primarily to Teacher-Led Groups
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Los Angeles’ board of education has voted to reject a number of applications from charter school operators, choosing instead to hand control of nearly 30 schools to nonprofit educational groups.
15:49
Hawaii Union Files Complaint Against Governor on Furloughs
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The union is filing a complaint against Gov. Linda Lingle, claiming that she didn’t fulfill a commitment to use the state’s savings to end school closures because of furloughs.
15:17
Justice Department Opens Probe Of Mass. School's Use of Shocks
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether a Massachusetts special-needs school violates federal disability laws by disciplining students with electric-shock therapy.
15:06
Nevada Lawmakers Remove Block to Eligibility for Race to Top Grants
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Nevada lawmakers have passed a bill lifting a roadblock to the state’s eligibility for competitive federal education grants.
14:56
Colo. Middle School Questioned on Safety Following Shootings
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

As a Colorado math teacher was being hailed a hero for tackling a school shooter, there was growing evidence the school missed a chance to head off the attack.
14:45
Lawsuit Filed Over Layoffs
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Civil rights groups sued the Los Angeles Unified School District and California last week, claiming thousands of teacher layoffs will deprive inner-city children of their right to an education.