Google, Facebook, … call for data request transparency
Large tech firms in the US, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, have asked the government to be more transparent when making requests for their user...
News & Issues
Violence erupts in Turkey; riot police use tear gas
Moved by the violence and protests in Turkey, we empathize and suggest that some events in US schools have some of the same qualities as...
Dr Alonso bids Baltimore's students farewell
Dr Andrés Alonso's, whose last day as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools is June 30, said good-bye to students with a reference to a...
2 Md. counties get a reprieve on teacher evaluations
Standardized test scores won't be used to measure teacher effectiveness in Montgomery and Frederick counties for at least one more year, although they will be...
Community liaisons can bridge gaps in understanding
A community liaison officer, hired in East Hampton, N.Y., helps bridge the gap of understanding between the school district and Spanish-speaking parents of its students....
Obama seeks to put fast Internet in every school
President Obama has asked the FCC to bring high-speed Internet access to at least 99 percent of America's schools by 2018. The percentage is now...
Music selections at graduation ceremony questioned
Some people considered the selection of music at Rich East HS in Park Forest, Ill., inappropriate for the graduation ceremony, but the band has been...
3 NCLB reauthorization bills are now in play
The US Congress now has three bills to consider that reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and tweak some of the changes introduced by...
School districts risk lawsuits by ignoring bullies
Almost every state has enacted laws designed to prevent bullying, and more lawsuits have been filed, charging school districts with negligence in protecting students under...
New version of NCLB introduced in Senate
A bill introduced in the Senate Education Committee today would try to rewrite No Child Left Behind, but the bill faces a challenge in both...