Khan Acad. founder joins campaign for public schools
The National School Boards Association has launched a new campaign to defend public schools against well-funded privatization interests.
Academics
Students use math to build a boat in tech ed
A woodworking class at a R.I. high school gives students a chance to use the math and physics skills to build a boat with their own hands by the end of the school year.
Using an apostrophe for the holiday on Feb 17
Strange usage of the possessive plural abounds in writing about Presidents' Day in the media. The Washington Post offers some other anomalies about the holiday.
5 tech trends that could transform education
How will technology affect education, student learning, & our ability to monitor students' progress & help them? The folks at eSchoolNews make predictions.
Elementary bilingual programs around Champaign
Bilingual classes in elementary school are catching on, making students bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural before they finish fifth grade.
Tennessee, where VAM began, takes a step back
In Tennessee, the state board may take a step away from VAM in teacher licensing, but the changes are only proposed and the night is young.
With suspensions off-limits, students rule the roost
Sometimes punishing students makes them step up their disruptive antics, but taking away suspensions as a punishment may also lead to bigger problems.
Human genetics can be mapped through historical events
Can genetics tell us something about the history of the world? It can if you know what you're looking for, as a new paper published in <em>Science</em> shows.
Quote from a favorite poet (e e cummings)
Our wishes for a happy Valentine's Day to all, especially those who love knowing that schools are educating children in our next generation every day.
Gambling with laptop effectiveness in Baltimore Co.
A program will spend $150 mil to put a laptop computer in the hands of every Baltimore County student. Will it be a worthwhile investment?